An archaic or dialectal word meaning to hide, conceal, or make secret; to cause difficulty or harm.
From Old English 'deornan' or 'diernan', related to words meaning 'hidden' or 'secret', possibly connected to Old Norse 'djarfligr'. Rarely used in modern English.
This Old English verb shows how differently our ancestors described concealment—instead of modern verbs like 'hide' or 'bury,' they had rich vocabulary for secrecy that mostly disappeared from everyday speech.
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