Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perne

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
perne
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

pernes (present, singular) perning (participle, present) perned (participle, past) perned (past)

Questions

What does perne mean?
To spin or gyrate (as the pern of a spinning-wheel).
Where does perne come from?
Nonce-derivation from pern by William Butler Yeats; see the 1928 quotation.

How to pronounce perne

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