spån
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "span"
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse spónn, from Proto-Germanic *spēnuz.
Noun
spån
Derived terms
References
- “spån” in Den Danske Ordbog
Swedish
Noun
spån n
- (often in the plural) a thin planed- or ground off piece of wood or (more rarely) iron or the like; a shaving, a chip
- De hällde spån i hamsterns bur
- They put wood shavings into the hamster's cage
- (often in the plural) a wood shingle (used to cover a roof or wall)
- (chiefly in compounds, often in the plural) something with a shape reminiscent of the above
- mandelspån
- flaked almonds
- (slang) an idiot
- Vilket spån
- What an idiot
Declension
Declension of spån