spänn

See also: spann, Spann, spánn, and Spánn

Swedish

Alternative forms

spenn (Currency, dated)

Etymology 1

See spänna.

Verb

spänn

imperative of spänna

Etymology 2

Unknown origin. Possibly derived from German Späne (“chips; money”) or English spend. Entered broader Swedish via Younger Månsing cant. According to SO attested since 1910.

Noun

spänn c

(colloquial) krona, Swedish unit of currency
Synonym: krona

Får jag låna 20 spänn?
Can I borrow 20 kronas?

References

spänn in Svensk ordbok (SO)
Arthur Thesleff (1912) Stockholms förbrytarspråk och lägre slang 1910–1912‎, page 94.

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