Old English · noun

spann

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: strong ō-stem
IPA: /spɑnn/
[spɑn]
Syllables: spɑnn (1 syllable)
Modern English: span measurement considered inches typically inch nine

Meaning

span (of a hand; used as a measurement, typically considered about nine inches)

Declension

Declension of spann
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	spann	spanna spanne
Accusative	spanne	spanna spanne
Genitive	spanne	spanna
Dative	spanne	spannum

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spannō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend-. Cognate with Middle Dutch spanne (Dutch spanne), Old High German spanna (German Spanne), Old Norse spǫnn (Icelandic spönn).

Descendants

span

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