\Dearn\, a. [AS. derne, dyrne, dierne, hidden, secret. Cf.
{Derne}.]
Secret; lonely; solitary; dreadful. [Obs.] --Shak. --
{Dearn"ly}, adv. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

\Dearn\, v. t.
Same as {Darn}. [Obs.]