perce

perce (third-person singular simple present perces, present participle percing, simple past and past participle perced)

1. Obsolete form of pierce.

• CREEP, creep, crepe, crêpe

perce

1. first-person singular present indicative of percer
2. third-person singular present indicative of percer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of percer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of percer
5. second-person singular imperative of percer

• crêpe

perc +‎ -e (possessive suffix)

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛrt͡sɛ]
• Hyphenation: per‧ce

perce

1. third-person singular (single possession) possessive of perc

From Old French percier. More at English pierce.

perce (third-person singular simple present perceth, present participle percende, simple past and past participle perced)

1. pierce
   • 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 1-2.

     Whan that Aprill, with his shoures soote

     The droghte of March hath perced to the roote

• English: pierce