perne en · VERB
Etymology
Nonce-derivation from pern by William Butler Yeats; see the 1928 quotation.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| perned | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| perned | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| perning | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pernes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |