Meaning of dernly | Babel Free
Definitions
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Secretly. obsolete
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Sternly, imposingly. obsolete
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Sorrowfully; grievously. obsolete
Examples
“next stroke him should haue slaine, / Had not the Lady, which by him stood bound, / Dernely vnto her called to abstaine […]”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.