View synonyms for perpend

perpend

[ pur-puhnd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a large stone passing through the entire thickness of a wall.

perpend

[ per-pend ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to consider.

verb (used without object)

to ponder; deliberate.

perpend

/ pəˈpɛnd /

verb

an archaic word for ponder

perpend

/ ˈpɜːpənd /

noun

a large stone that passes through a wall from one side to the other Also calledparpendperpend stone

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Word History and Origins

Origin of perpend¹

1225–75; variant of parpen, parpend, Middle English perpein, parpein ( late Middle English perpend- in compound) a stone dressed on more than one side < Old French perpein, parpain, perhaps representing Medieval Latin parpanus < ?

Origin of perpend²

1520–30; < Latin perpendere to weigh carefully, ponder, equivalent to per- per- + pendere to weigh