dierne
Old English
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *darnī (“hidden”).
Adjective
editdierne
- secret, hidden
- Beowulf
- ne sceal dyrne sum wesan
- nothing must be secret
- "The Wife's Lament"
- Ongunnon þæt þæs mannes māgas hyċġan þurh dierne ġeþōht þæt hīe tōdǣlden unc.
- The person's relatives began to think of a secret plan to separate us.
- Beowulf
Declension
editDeclension of dierne — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | dierne | diernu, dierno | dierne |
Accusative | dierne | dierne | dierne |
Genitive | diernes | diernre | diernes |
Dative | diernum | diernre | diernum |
Instrumental | dierne | diernre | dierne |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | dierne | dierna, dierne | diernu, dierno |
Accusative | dierne | dierna, dierne | diernu, dierno |
Genitive | diernra | diernra | diernra |
Dative | diernum | diernum | diernum |
Instrumental | diernum | diernum | diernum |
Declension of dierne — Weak
Related terms
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editSubstantified from the above.
Noun
editdierne n
- a secret
Declension
editDeclension of dierne (strong ja-stem)