Complete Definition of "dere"

English

Etymology
Old English derian, from West Germanic.

Pronunciation
IPA|/dɪ�/

Verb
en-verb|der|es

  1. context|obsolete|transitive To hurt, harm, injure.

#*Late C14: And of Achilles with his queynte spere, / For he koude with it bothe heele and dere � Geoffrey Chaucer, �The Squire's Tale�, Canterbury Tales

  1. italbrac|obsolete except Scotland and northern UK, transitive To annoy, trouble, grieve.

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