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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1600
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Derned, ppl. a. [Derne v. Cf. Darnit, -ed.] Secret. — c1600 Gowrie's Conspiracie in Sel. Harleian Misc. (1793) 190.
He privatly … took the fellow, and bund him in a privie derned house
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"Derned ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/derned>
