perne

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verb

To spin or gyrate (as the pern of a spinning-wheel).

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Meanings

verbperne (third-person singular simple present pernes, present participle perning, simple past and past participle perned)

present singular third person pernes · participle present perning · participle past perned · past perned

  1. To spin or gyrate (as the pern of a spinning-wheel).

    Come from the holy fire, perne in a gyre

    1928, William Butler Yeats, “Sailing to Byzantium”, in The Tower

Origin

Nonce-derivation from pern by William Butler Yeats; see the 1928 quotation.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

preenrepenPerenneper
Cite this entry
APA

perne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perne

MLA

“perne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perne. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perne,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perne.

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