"pirn" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɜː(ɹ)n/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pirn.wav Forms: pirns [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)n Etymology: Perhaps from prin (“twig, shoot”), variant of prene (“spike, nail”), from Old English preon, from Proto-Germanic *preunaz (“knitting needle”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|preon}} Old English preon, {{der|en|gem-pro|*preunaz||knitting needle}} Proto-Germanic *preunaz (“knitting needle”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pirn (plural pirns)
  1. A cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound, used most often for weaving.
    Sense id: en-pirn-en-noun-tEh5JskV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 11 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 6 10 18 21 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 5 8 22 17 6
  2. The amount of thread wound on a shuttle or reel.
    Sense id: en-pirn-en-noun-dt5pihqa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pern

Verb

IPA: /pɜː(ɹ)n/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pirn.wav Forms: pirns [present, singular, third-person], pirning [participle, present], pirned [participle, past], pirned [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)n Etymology: Perhaps from prin (“twig, shoot”), variant of prene (“spike, nail”), from Old English preon, from Proto-Germanic *preunaz (“knitting needle”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|preon}} Old English preon, {{der|en|gem-pro|*preunaz||knitting needle}} Proto-Germanic *preunaz (“knitting needle”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} pirn (third-person singular simple present pirns, present participle pirning, simple past and past participle pirned)
  1. (transitive) To wind (yarn) onto a pirn, usually by means of a pirn winder. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-pirn-en-verb-klrGUhK6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pern

Inflected forms

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