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Derne vs Dene - What's the difference?

derne | dene |

As a verb derne

is to hide; to skulk.

As a noun dene is

a valley, especially the deep valley of a stream or rivulet.

As a proper noun Dene is

an Athabascan people of Canada, especially of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

derne

English

Verb

  • (Scotland) To hide; to skulk.
  • * Hugh Miller
  • He at length escaped them by derning himself in a fox-earth.
    (Webster 1913)

    dene

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl), from (etyl) denu

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK) a valley, especially the deep valley of a stream or rivulet
  • Etymology 2

    Perhaps related to (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a sand dune by the seashore
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