perne

== English == === Etymology === Nonce-derivation from pern by William Butler Yeats; see the 1928 quotation. === Verb === perne (third-person singular simple present pernes, present participle perning, simple past and past participle perned) To spin or gyrate (as the pern of a spinning-wheel). === Anagrams === neper, preen == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin perna (“mussel”). === Noun === perne f (plural pernes) a kind of saltwater mussel. (Mytiloida) === Further reading === “perne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === pernē second-person singular present active imperative of perneō == Tocharian B == === Etymology === From an Iranian language. Compare Tocharian A paräṃ. === Noun === perne power, rank, stage glory