spänn

See also: spann, Spann, spánn, and Spánn

Swedish

Alternative forms

• (Currency, dated) spenn

Etymology 1

See spänna.

Verb

spänn

1. 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

1. (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^[1], page 94.