Definitions For Dere

Etymology 1

From Middle English dere, from , daru, , injury, hurt, harm, damage, calamity; loss, deprivation, from , from , from *dʰerh₃-, , to leap, spring. Cognate with , dere, , , , .

Pronunciation

(RP) /dɪə/

Noun

DERE (plural DEREs) (UK, _, dialectal) hurt, hurt; harm; injury. : She did him dere.

Etymology 2

From Middle English deren, derien, from , from , from . Cognate with , deir, , to harm, hurt, injure, , , derre, , to harm, injure, , . Related to dart.

Pronunciation

(RP) /dɪə/

Verb

der (transitive, UK, _, dialectal) To hurt; harm; injure; wound. (transitive, UK, _, dialectal) To annoy, trouble, grieve.

Derived terms

dering

Etymology 3

Nonstandard spelling of there, reflecting any of a variety of accents with w:th-stopping, th-stopping.

Alternative forms

der

Pronunciation

(AAVE, NYC) /dɛː(ɹ)/ (Ulster English) /d̪ɛː(ɹ)/ (Midlands) /d̪ɛə(ɹ)/ (rural areas of Scotland, rare) /d̪iəɹ/

Adverb

Interjection

Noun

DERE (uncountable)

Pronoun

Anagrams

Rede, Reed, deer, dree, rede, reed