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Old English · verb

dearnian

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 2
IPA: /ˈdæ͜ɑr.ni.ɑn/
[ˈdæ͜ɑrˠ.ni.ɑn]
Syllables: ˈdæ͜ɑr · ni · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English: darn conceal

Meaning

to conceal, hide

Conjugation

Conjugation of dearnian
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	dearniġe	dearnode
2nd singular	dearnast	dearnodest
3rd singular	dearnaþ	dearnode
Plural	dearniaþ	dearnodon
Subjunctive
Singular	dearniġe	dearnode
Plural	dearniġen	dearnoden

Non-finite forms of dearnian
	Form
Infinitive	dearnian
Inflected infinitive	dearnienne
Imperative singular	dearna
Imperative plural	dearniaþ
Present participle	dearniende
Past participle	dearnod ġedearnod

All forms (15)

dearniġe
dearnode
dearnast
dearnodest
dearnaþ
dearniaþ
dearnodon
dearniġen
dearnoden
dearnian
dearnienne
dearna
dearniende
dearnod
ġedearnod

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *darnōn. Cognate with Old High German *tarnōn (whence Middle High German tarnen).

Descendants

darn

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