Lexicon Poeticum:

hjarni, m. 1) hjærneskal, ægir h-a, hjærneskallens væske, hjærnen, Yt 22,
þyrnir hjarna, håret, Árni 2, 1. - 2) hjærne, i kenninger, for hoved: h-a
klettr Ht 64, h-a kleif Krm 7, byggðir h-a Merl I 35, h-a háturn Hl 20 b,
h-a moenir Haustl 19 (ved rettelse).

So, head then :)

Haukur

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> "cliffs of the brain" = head?
> "cliffs of the head" = shoulders?
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> I just noticed Skáldskaparmál 69: "Höfuð heitir ókent: hauss,
> hjarni, ...", "Simple/base terms for the head are: skull, brain," etc.
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