harns

H4A1R1N1S1

noun

Brains.

OriginMiddle English hernes ← Old English hærnas ← Proto-West Germanic *herʀn →
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Meanings

nounharns pl (plural only)
  1. archaicdialectalpluralplural onlyrareBrains.

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brain

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱérh₂sō“head”
  2. Proto-Germanic*hersô“brain”
  3. Proto-West Germanic*herʀn
  4. Old Englishhærnas“brains”
  5. Middle Englishhernes
  6. Englishharns

From Middle English hernes, from Old English hærnas (“brains”), plural of hærn (“brain”), from Proto-West Germanic *herʀn, from Proto-Germanic *hersô (“brain”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱérh₂sō (“head”), from *ḱerh₂s- (“head”).

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APA

harns. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harns

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “harns,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harns.

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