spån

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

spån

1. shaving, chip
2. shingle

• “spån” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Old Norse spánn (“shaving, chip”)

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!

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

• spåna

• flis
• flisa

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