Old English · adverb

dearnunga

Part of speech: adverb
IPA: /ˈdæ͜ɑr.nun.ɡɑ/
[ˈdæ͜ɑrˠ.nuŋ.ɡɑ]
Syllables: ˈdæ͜ɑr · nun · ɡɑ (3 syllables)

Meaning

secretly, privately, clandestinely

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *darnungō, equivalent to *dearnian + -unga. Cognate with Old Saxon darnungo (“secretly, maliciously”), Old High German tarningon (“secretly, hiddenly, in secret”).

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