"perpend" meaning in English

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          "text": "[…] Perpend, / I have a daughter - have while she is mine […]",
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        "To ponder, consider."
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        "(archaic) To ponder, consider."
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        "A brick or stone that has its longest dimension perpendicular to the face of a wall, especially one that extends through the wall's entire thickness."
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        "A vertical joint (usually mortar) between bricks or blocks in a horizontal course."
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          "block",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "parpoint"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "perpeyn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "perpin"
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        "(archaic) To ponder, consider."
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        "A brick or stone that has its longest dimension perpendicular to the face of a wall, especially one that extends through the wall's entire thickness."
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  "word": "perpend"
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