Yiddish

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Etymology

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

Verb

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שפּאַנען (shpanen) (past participle געשפּאַנט (geshpant))

  1. (rare) to stretch, to span
    Synonyms: גרייכן (greykhn), דעקן (dekn)

Conjugation

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