pern /pɜː(ɹ)n/noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •Part of a spinning wheel, a conical spool onto which the thread is wound from the spindle.[…] these yarns are to be wove in the usual way of weaving canvas, but the weft to come off the pern or quill double […] — 1813 •A honey buzzard; Pernis apivorus. verb1 •(no longer used) To take profit of; to make profitable. formsperned · perning · perns
