in dern

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Etymology[edit]

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Adverb[edit]

in dern (comparative more in dern, superlative most in dern)

  1. (obsolete) In secret; in secrecy.
    • 1899, Thomas Finlayson Henderson, A Little Book of Scottish Verse:
      Where lies in dern auld Rhymer's race.
  2. (obsolete) In private.

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