† perˈmue,v.Obs.rare. [a. OF.per-, parmuer (14th c. in Godef.):—L. permūtāre: see permute.] trans. To change completely. a1450Knt. de la Tour (1868) 167 It was colde wynter, and gret froste, and gret wynde, and that permuueded her coloure [que lui permua la couleur].