[ Derken], v. to make dark, to become dark, MD, S3; dirken, MD; darken, S2.
[ Derkful], adj. dark, W.
[ Derkhed], sb. darkness, MD.
[ Derknesse], sb. darkness, MD, W.
[ Derling], sb. darling, S, W2; durlyng, S, MD; deorling, S; derlyngis, pl., chosen ones, W, W2.—AS. déorling. See [Dere].
[ Derne], adj. secret, dark, S, S2, P, H; deorne, S; dærne, MD; durne, MD; dern, S2.—AS. derne; cp. OS. derni and MHG. tarn in tarn-kappe, the mantle of darkness, Grimm, p. 870.
[ Dernel], sb. a kind of weed, rye-grass, lollium, Prompt.; dernell, Palsg.; darnel, S3, MD.
[ Derring-doe], sb. daring enterprise, ND, S3. See [Dar].