spánn

spánn

See also: Spánn

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• spónn

Pronunciation

• (12th Century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈspɔːnː/

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spēnuz.

Noun

spánn m (genitive spánar, dative spæni, plural spænir)

1. chip, shaving (of wood)

Declension

  Declension of spánn (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	spánn	spánninn	spænir	spænirnir
accusative	spán	spáninn	spánu	spánuna
dative	spæni	spæninum	spánum	spánunum
genitive	spánar	spánarins	spána	spánanna

See also spónn for alternative forms.

Descendants

• Faroese: spónur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: spon
• Norwegian Bokmål: spon