pern

Etymology 1
Presumably from a verb, a variant of , from ; 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. See also pirl.

Noun

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

Etymology 2
19th century, after the taxonomical name (Cuvier 1816).

Noun

 * 1) A honey buzzard;.

Etymology 3
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Verb

 * 1)  To take profit of; to make profitable.

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) hinge, axis
 * 2) pin
 * 3) pivot
 * 4) trunnion