gespan
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch gespan (“clasp; chain, bracelet”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ga- *spannaną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gespan n (plural gespannen)
- a span, a team (pair or larger team of draught animals)
- Synonym: span
- (archaic) the firmament
- Synonym: firmament
- (obsolete) a group, fellowship, party, band
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Negerhollands: gespan
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