spann

From Old Norse spann.

• IPA^(key): /spanː/

spann f (genitive singular spannar, plural spannir)

1. bucket, pail

Declension of spann
f2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	spann	spannin	spannir	spannirnar
accusative	spann	spannina	spannir	spannirnar
dative	spann	spannini	spannum	spannunum
genitive	spannar	spannarinnar	spanna	spannanna

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spann

1. first/third-person singular preterite of spinnen

spann (strong)

1. first-person singular past indicative of spinna
2. third-person singular past indicative of spinna

From Old Norse spann.

spann n (definite singular spannet, indefinite plural spann, definite plural spanna or spannene)

1. bucket, pail
2. churn, can (for milk)
3. A span or team (of horses, oxen, dogs)

• hundespann
• melkespann
• mjølkespann

• “spann” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “spann_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

From Old Norse spann.

spann n (definite singular spannet, indefinite plural spann, definite plural spanna)

1. bucket, pail
2. churn, can (for milk)
3. A span or team (of horses, oxen, dogs)

• hundespann
• mjølkespann

• “spann” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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).

• IPA^(key): /spɑnn/, [spɑn]

spann f (nominative plural spanna or spanne)

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

• English: span

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

spann

1. first/third-person singular past active indicative of spinna

From Old Swedish spander, from Old Norse spann, likely from the same ultimate source as English span.

spann c or n

1. bucket, pail
2. (archaic) A measure of volume, corresponding to 73.28 liters.
3. A set of animals which together pull a cart or a sled (or sledge), a team
4. span (the distance between two supporting pillars of a bridge or the wingspan of a bird or airplane)
5. (archaic) A measure of distance, corresponding to 148.4505 mm.

Definition 1 (archaic):

Definitions 1 and 2:

Definitions 3, 4 and 5:

• brospann
• hundspann
• fyrspann
• vingspann

spann

1. past of spinna

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