Definitions For Dere

Etymology 1

From Middle English dere, from {{inh, en, ang, dæru}}, daru, , injury, hurt, harm, damage, calamity; loss, deprivation, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, darō, , damage, injury}}, from {{inh, en, ine-pro, , *dʰórh₃-eh₂}}, from *dʰerh₃-, , to leap, spring. Cognate with {{cog, dum, dare}}, dere, {{cog, nds, dere}}, {{cog, goh, tara}}, {{cog, ae, 𐬛𐬁𐬭𐬁}}, {{cog, sa, धारा, tr=dhā́rā}}.

Pronunciation

(RP) /dɪə/ {{homophones, en, dear, deer}}

Noun

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

Etymology 2

From Middle English deren, derien, from {{inh, en, ang, derian, , to damage, injure, hurt, harm}}, from {{inh, en, gmw-pro, darjan, , to injure, harm}}, from {{inh, en, ine-pro, *dʰō(w)-, , to sharpen}}. Cognate with {{cog, sco, dere}}, deir, , to harm, hurt, injure, {{cog, stq, dera, , to injure, damage}}, {{cog, fy, deare}}, derre, , to harm, injure, {{cog, nl, deren, , to injure, damage, scathe}}, {{cog, gmh, tern, , to injure}}. Related to dart.

Pronunciation

(RP) /dɪə/ {{homophones, en, dear, deer}}

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/ {{homophones, en, dare}} {{qualifier, some accents}}

Adverb

{{en-adv, -}} {{pronunciation spelling of, en, there}}

Interjection

{{en-interjection}} {{pronunciation spelling of, en, there}}

Noun

DERE (uncountable) {{pronunciation spelling of, en, there}}

Pronoun

{{en-pronoun}} {{pronunciation spelling of, en, there}}

Anagrams

Rede, Reed, deer, dree, rede, reed