English Explanatory Dictionary

harnpan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The brainpan; the skull.

Word forms

harnpan harnpans harn-pan

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”).

Related words

harns
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