Harns

Origin

From Middle English hernes, from Late Old English hærnes ("brains"), plural of hærn ("brain"), from Proto-Germanic *hirzniją ("brain"), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱara-, *ḱeras-, *ḱrās- ("head"). Cognate with Scots harn, harnis ("brain; brains"), Dutch hersenen or hersens ("brain"), German Hirn ("brain"), Swedish hjärna ("brain"), Latin cerebrum ("brain"), Ancient Greek κάρα (kára, "head").

Full definition of harns

Noun

1. (in the plural) Brains.And of hys hede he brake the bone
   The harnes lay uppon the stone. ― Halliwell.

Related terms

• harnpan