Derf, adj. brave, powerful, difficult, hard, MD; derfe, pl., MD; derue, MD, S; derfre, comp., S; derure, S.—­Cp.  OS. derbi.

Derf, sb. affliction, hardship, S.—­AS. (ge)deorf.

Derfliche, adv. severely, cruelly, S.

Derk, adj. dark, MD, S2, PP; deork, MD; dorc, S; darc, S; dirk, MD; durk, MD; derke, dat., S.—­AS. deorc.

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. dA(C)orling.  See Dere.

Derne, adj. secret, dark, S, S2, P, H; deorne, S; dA|rne, 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.

Dert, sb. dirt, S3; see Drit.

DerA deg.e, sb. dearth, S, P. See Dere.

Derue, adj. bold, S; derure, comp. more severe, S; see Derf.

Deruen, v. to afflict, S. See Derf, sb.

Des-; see Dis-.

Desaly, Desselic, adv. foolishly, S2; see Dusiliche.

Desarayen, v. reflex. to fall into disorder, S2.—­OF. desarroyer.

Desauauntage, sb. disadvantage, S2; disauauntage, MD; disadvauntages, pl., MD.—­OF. desavantage.

Descenden, v. to go down, SkD.—­AF. descendre; Lat. descendere.

Descensorie, sb. vessel used for extracting oil per descensum, C3.

Descriuen, v. to describe, MD; descryue, S3; descryfe, S2; discryue, S2, S3, C2; discreue, S2; discriued, pp., S2; discryued, W.—­OF. descrivre (pr. p. descrivant; Lat. describere.

Deserited; see Disheriten. [Correction]

Desert, sb. merit, C2.—­AF. and OF. deserte, see Ducange (s. v. deservire).

Deserven, v. to merit, MD; disserued, pp., well served, W.—­AF. deservir; Late Lat. deservire.

Desi, adj. foolish, MD; see Dusi.