Pern Definition

noun

Part of a spinning wheel, a conical spool onto which the thread is wound from the spindle.

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A honey buzzard; Pernis apivorus.

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verb

To take profit of; to make profitable.

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Other Word Forms of Pern

Noun

Singular:
pern
Plural:
perns

Origin of Pern

  • Presumably from a verb pern, a variant of preen, from Middle English prene; pernyng is read by some editors in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (v. 611) and interpreted as the present participle of this verb, also reflected dialectally as pirn (“reel; bobbin”). See also pirl.

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  • 19th century, after the taxonomical name Pernis (Cuvier 1816).

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  • See pernancy.

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Pern Sentence Examples

  • The most famous fantasy-literature dragons, of course, are Anne McCaffrey's The Dragonriders of Pern.

  • Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series begins as pure fantasy.

  • Yet early on in the series, it is clear that Pern is a lost Earth colony, and the gigantic dragons were bred for their task from the tiny firebreathing fire lizards.

  • The first Dragonriders of Pern book, Dragonflight, was published in 1968.

  • Pern is a feudal society, with Holds (estates) ruled by hold-keepers, rather like medieval Barons.

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Words Starting With

PPEPER

Words Ending With

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