dern

Etymology 1
From, , from , , from.

Noun

 * 1)  A secret; secrecy.
 * 2)  A secret place; hiding.
 * 3)  An obscure language.
 * 4)  Darkness; obscurity.

Etymology 2
From, , from , , from.

Adjective

 * 1)  Hidden; secret; private.

Etymology 3
From, , from , , from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. See also,.

Verb

 * 1)  To hide; secrete, as in a hole.
 * 2)  To hide oneself; skulk.
 * 1)  To hide oneself; skulk.

Etymology 4
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Noun

 * 1)  A gatepost or doorpost.
 * 2) * 1855, Charles Kingsley, Westward Ho!, Ch. XIV, How Salvation Yeo Slew the King of the Gubbings
 * So I just put my eye between the wall and the dern of the gate, and I saw him come up to the back door

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) turf