harnpan

See also: harn-pan

English

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Etymology

From Middle English herne panne, hern panne, equivalent to harn(s) (“brains”) +‎ pan (“pan, forehead”). Cognate with Scots harn-pan (“harnpan”), Middle Dutch and Middle Low German hernepanne (“harnpan”), Dutch hersenpan (“harnpan”). Compare also Middle Low German panne (“pan, forehead”), Danish pande (“pan, forehead”), Swedish panna (“pan, forehead”).

Noun

harnpan (plural harnpans)

  1. (now archaic, dialectal or rare) The brainpan; the skull.

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