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Harns

Harns

(härnz)
,
Noun.
pl.
[Akin to Icel.
hjarni
, Dan.
hierne
.]
The brains.
[Scot.]

Definition 2024

Harns

Harns

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German

Noun

Harns m

  1. genitive of Harn

harns

harns

See also: Harns

English

Noun

harns pl ‎(plural only)

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

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Etymology

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

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