Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Dern

/dẽrn/ · IPA /ˈdɜː(ɹ)n/

01 n. A gatepost or doorpost.

1.
A gatepost or doorpost.[Local Eng.]

02 a. Hidden; concealed; secret.

1.
Hidden; concealed; secret.[Obs.]
2.
Solitary; sad.[Obs.]