span-new
[
span
-
noo
, -
nyoo
]
/ˈspænˈnu, -ˈnyu/
adjective
1.
brand-new
.
Origin
1250-1300;
Middle English
spannewe
<
Old Norse
spānnȳr
brand-new, fresh, equivalent to
spānn
chip shavings, shingle +
nȳr
new
British Dictionary definitions for
span-new
span-new
adjective
1.
(
archaic or dialect
) absolutely new
Word Origin
C14: from Old Norse
spānnӯr,
from
spānn
chip +
nӯr
new