span-new
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span–new

adjective \ˈspan-ˈnü, -ˈnyü\

Definition of SPAN-NEW

Origin of SPAN-NEW

Middle English, part translation of Old Norse spānnȳr, from spānn chip of wood + nȳr new
First Known Use: 14th century

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