harnpan

See also: harn-pan

English

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Etymology

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

Noun

harnpan (plural harnpans)

  1. The brainpan; the skull.
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