harnpan

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”).

harnpan means the brainpan; the skull. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

The brainpan; the skull.