† ˈpernyng Obs. rare—1.
[?
Usually taken as vbl. n. or pr. pple. of a conjectural vb. pern, metathesized variant of prene, preen. But the passage is obscure. Perh. ‘bitwene’ governs ‘tortors and trulofez’.]
| 13.. Gaw. & Gr. Knt. 611 On brode sylkyn borde & bryddez on semez, As papiayez paynted pernyng bitwene Tortors & trulofez entayled so þyk. |