spand

Danish

/span/, /span/, /span/

noun
Definitions
  • bucket, pail
  • bucketful, pailful
  • crate, banger, jalopy (an old, worn-out car)

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse spann.

Origin

Old Norse

spann

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

  • спуд Russian
  • spann Norwegian Bokmål
  • spann Norwegian Nynorsk
  • spann Old Norse
  • spann Faroese
  • спѫдъ Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian