Spane

See also: spane, Späne, and ṣpane

German

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Noun

Spane m

  1. dative of Span

Middle High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Old High German Spānia, borrowed from Latin Hispānia.

    Proper noun

    Spāne n

    1. Iberian Peninsula (a peninsula in Southern Europe)

    Declension

    Descendants

    • Central Franconian:
    • German: Spanien

    References

    • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “Spane”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
    • "Spane" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)