The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pern \Pern\ (p[~e]rn), v. t. [See Pernancy.]
   To take profit of; to make profitable. [Obs.] --Sylvester.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pern \Pern\, n. (Zool.)
   The honey buzzard.
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