UrsprungLikely related to spån (“shaving, chip”). Attested since 1943. Also compare Icelandic spuni (“improvisation”), also English spin (“interpretation”).
- to ponder, consider
“Jag spånar på vad jag kan laga för gott till middag med ingredienserna jag har hemma” — I'm pondering what good stuff I could make for dinner with the ingredients I have at home
- to brainstorm, throw things at the wall and see what sticks
“De behövde spåna fram en plan” — They had to brainstorm a plan
“Får jag spåna lite fritt här?” — Do you mind if I just throw out an idea here?
- to improv, roll with it, play it off
“Om man gör ett misstag så gäller det att kunna spåna vidare ändå” — If you make a mistake, it's good to be able to play it off
- to produce or cover in shavings or chips (spån)
Formerspånar(present) · spånade(preterite) · spånat(supine) · spåna(imperative) · spåna(active, infinitive) · spånas(infinitive, passive) · spånat(active, supine) · spånats(passive, supine) · spåna(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · spånen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · spånar(active, indicative, present) · spånade(active, indicative, past) · spånas(indicative, passive, present) · spånades(indicative, passive, past) · spåna(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · spånade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · spånas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · spånades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)