harnpan

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harnpan

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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 harnpans · harn-pan

archaic, dialectal, rare The brainpan; the skull.

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@misc{harnpan_2026,
  title = {harnpan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/harnpan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}