spån

See also: Appendix:Variations of "span"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse spónn, from Proto-Germanic *spēnuz.

Noun

spån

1. shaving, chip
2. shingle

Derived terms

• fejespån
• kutterspån
• spånkurv
• spånplade
• sågspån
• tagspån

 

References

• “spån” in Den Danske Ordbog

Swedish

Noun

spån n

1. (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

2. (often in the plural) a wood shingle (used to cover a roof or wall)
3. (chiefly in compounds, often in the plural) something with a shape reminiscent of the above

   mandelspån

   flaked almonds

4. (slang) an idiot

   Vilket spån

   What an idiot

Declension

Declension of spån

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	spån	spåns
	definite	spånet	spånets
plural	indefinite	spån	spåns
	definite	spånen	spånens

Derived terms

• hyvelspån (“planed off (wood) shavings”)
• sågspån (“sawdust”)

Related terms

• spåna

See also

• flis
• flisa

References

• spån in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• spån in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• spån in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Slangopedia