harn

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noun

Brain.

OriginMiddle English *harn ← Old English hærn ← Proto-West Germanic *herʀn →
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Meanings

nounharn (plural harns)

plural harns · alternative obsolete harne

  1. archaicdialectalin pluraloftenrareBrain.

    And under George I sat wi' joy Since ere I wore my harn toy.

    1828, William Gordon, Original Poems on Various Subjects, page 194
    1 more example

    […] where they struck, hurt, and wounded the said Duncan MacAulay in his head through the harn (brain) pan therof, the said John dhu MacGregor behind his shoulderblade, wherethro' his lights and entrails might be seen, […]

    1898, Amelia Georgiana M. MacGregor, History of the clan Gregor, volume 1, page 230

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*hersô“brain”
  2. Proto-West Germanic*herʀn
  3. Old Englishhærn“brain”
  4. Middle English*harn
  5. Englishharn

From Middle English *harn (attested in harnepan), from Old English hærn (“brain”), from Proto-West Germanic *herʀn, from Proto-Germanic *hersô (“brain”).

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APA

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MLA

“harn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harn. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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