Dere vs Deme - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between dere and deme

is that dere is hurt; harm; injury while deme is a township or other subdivision of ancient Attica.

is to hurt; harm; injure; wound.

From (etyl) dere, from (etyl) .

(en noun)

Hurt; harm; injury.

She did him dere .

From (etyl) deren, derien, from (etyl) .

(der)

To hurt; harm; injure; wound.

* c.1390 , Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Squire's Tale’, Canterbury Tales :

And of Achilles with his queynte spere, / For he koude with it bothe heele and dere .

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Thenne herd he a voyse say / Galahad I see there enuyronne aboute the so many angels that my power may not dere the /

To annoy, trouble, grieve.

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(en noun)

A township or other subdivision of ancient .

(ecology) A distinct local population of plants or animals.

* demesman

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