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Derve vs Derne - What's the difference?

derve | derne |

As verbs the difference between derve and derne

is that derve is to labour; swink while derne is (scotland) to hide; to skulk.

derve

English

Verb

(derv)
  • To labour; swink.
  • To trouble; grieve; hurt; afflict; molest.

    • Related terms

    * (l)

    derne

    English

    Verb

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