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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Harn-pan, n. Also: harne-pan(e, -panne. [Northern e.m.E. and ME. harn pan. ne, hern pan (a 1300), f. Harnis n.: cf. MDu., MLG. hernepanne. Also mod. Sc. and north. Eng. dial.] The skull, the brain-pan. a1400 Leg. S. vii. 218.
He the harne-pane brak in twyn & blud & harnys owte can ryne c1475 Wall. iii. 365.
Throuch bukler, hand, and the harnpan also, To the schulderis, the scharp suerd gert he go 1513 Doug. v. viii. 113.
Hys stern burdon … Persyt the harn pan, draif out the brayn in hy Ib. ix. vii. 113. 1533 Boece xi. xx. 449 b.
The harne pannys war nocht like the banis of men now liffand 1540 Lynd. Sat. 1355.
Tak thair ane vther [slap] vpon thy peild harne-pan 1586 Reg. Privy C. IV. 118.
[They] struke him upoun the heid with ane Jedburgh stalff and clave his harne-pan thairwith 1599 6th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. 661/1.
His head is couttit, and four or fyue inches of his harne paaune [sic] to fall furth 1605 Aberd. Kirk S. 49.
Scho stered his new aill with ane deid mannis harne pan 1665 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. II. 89.
[They] felled her doune to the ground … and dang in her harnpan 1680 Argyll Justic. Rec. I. 121.
For murdering of Duncan McLeland … by … breaking … his harn pan