perne

English

Etymology

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

Verb

1. To spin or gyrate (as the pern of a spinning-wheel).
   • 1928, William Butler Yeats, "Sailing to Byzantium", in The Tower:

     […] / Come from the holy fire, perne in a gyre, / […]

Anagrams

• neper, preen

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French

Etymology

From Latin perna (“mussel”)

Noun

perne f (plural pernes)

1. A kind of saltwater mussel. (Mytiloida)

Further reading

• “perne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) pernē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of perneō

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Tocharian B

Etymology

From an Iranian language. Compare Tocharian A paräṃ.

Noun

perne

1. power, rank
2. glory