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Dere vs Derv - What's the difference?

dere | derv |

As nouns the difference between dere and derv

is that dere is hurt; harm; injury while derv is diesel fuel for cars and lorries.

As a verb dere

is to hurt; harm; injure; wound.

dere

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) dere, from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • Hurt; harm; injury.
  • She did him dere .

    Etymology 2

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

    Verb

    (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 .
  • * :
  • 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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    derv

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (UK) Diesel fuel for cars and lorries
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