harnpan
harnpan · harnpans
The brainpan; the skullThe brainpan; the skull.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, dialectal, rare)The brainpan; the skull.
Origin
From Middle English herne panne, hern panne, equivalent to harn(s) (“brains”) + pan (“pan,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”).
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