harnpan

See also: harn-pan

English

Alternative forms

• harn-pan

Etymology

From Middle English herne panne, hern panne, equivalent to harn(s) (“brains”) +‎ pan (“pan, forehead”). Cognate with Scots harn-pan (“harnpan”), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Dutch and (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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.

Related terms

• harns