Span

Old Swedish Dictionary - span

Meaning of Old Swedish word "span" in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

span
spann, målkärl av en viss storlek; rymdmått av en viss storlek. 2 atthungha oc 6 spans affgiäld VKJ 275 (1447). ib 44. Fallen kunna även föras till spander. Jfr matspan.

Part of speech: nn

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛕᛆᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

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VKJ
Vadstena klosters Jordebok 1500 jemte tillägg ur klostrets äldre jordeböcker. Utg. genom C. Silfverstolpe. 1898. [Beträffande dateringen jfr E. Noreen, Historisk Tidskrift 39, s. 187 f.]
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