spaen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *spān, from Proto-West Germanic *spānu.

Noun

spâen m or n

  1. piece of wood
  2. wood chip

Inflection

Strong masculine noun
singular plural
nominative spâen spâne
accusative spâen spâne
genitive spâens spâne
dative spâne spânen
Strong neuter noun
singular plural
nominative spâen spâner, spânere
accusative spâen spâner, spânere
genitive spâens spâner, spânere
dative spâne spâneren


Descendants

  • Dutch: spaan
  • Limburgish: spoon

Further reading

  • “spaen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “spaen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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