From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48: Derne \Derne\, v. t. & i. [AS. dyrnan to hide. See Dern, a., Dearn, a.] To hide; to skulk. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] He at length escaped them by derning himself in a foxearth. --H. Miller. [1913 Webster]
Derne \Derne\, v. t. & i. [AS. dyrnan to hide. See Dern, a., Dearn, a.] To hide; to skulk. [Scot.] [1913 Webster]
He at length escaped them by derning himself in a foxearth. --H. Miller. [1913 Webster]