spanen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German spannen, from Old High German spannan, from Proto-Germanic *spannaną. Cognate with German spannen, Dutch spannen, English span.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃpaːnən]

Verb

spanen (third-person singular present spaant, past participle gespaant, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. to extend, stretch, tighten

See also

• spannen

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɑ.nen/

Verb

spanen

1. plural present subjunctive of spanan

Participle

spanen

1. past participle of spanan