harns

See also: Harns

English

Etymology

From Middle English hernes, from Old English hærnes (brains), plural of hærn (brain), from Proto-Germanic *hirzniją (brain), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱérh₂sō (head), from *ḱerh₂s- (head).

Noun

harns pl (plural only)

  1. (now archaic, dialectal or rare) (in the plural) Brains.
    • Halliwell
      And of hys hede he brake the bone / The harnes lay uppon the stone.

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Middle English

Noun

harns pl (plural only)

  1. Alternative form of hernes
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