"perce" meaning in Middle English

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      "form": "perceth",
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "percende",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    {
      "form": "percynge",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "perced",
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        "participle",
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        "participle",
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        "indicative",
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        "past",
        "singular",
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