Harnpan

Alternative forms

• harn-pan

Origin

From Middle English hernpanne, hernepanne, equivalent to harns("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").

Full definition of harnpan

Noun

1. The brainpan; the skull.

Related terms

• harns