palmspan
Old Norse
/ˈpɑːmspæn/, /ˈpɑːmspan/
gloss definition
Definitions
- A measure of length equivalent to the breadth of the palm of an average human hand.
Etymology
Compound from English palm (the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers) + English span (pair of horses, the distance between two ends of a thing, non-gloss definition)+ English especially between those ends furthest apart from each other.
Origin
English
especially between those ends furthest apart from each other
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- clearspan English
- cospan English
- eigenpalm English
- endspan English
- especially between those ends furthest apart from each other English
- facepalm English
- forspan English
- handspan English
- healthspan English
- impalm English
- inspan English
- legspan English
- lifespan English
- linkspan English
- mainspan English
- makespan English
- midspan English
- outspan English
- overspan English
- palm English
- palmable English
- palmaceous English
- palmar English
- palmchat English
- palmcreeper English
- palmery English
- palmette English
- palmfly English
- palmful English
- palmheart English
- palmhouse English
- palmless English
- palmlike English
- palmoplantar English
- palmprint English
- palmster English
- palmtop English
- palmwood English
- palmworm English
- palmy English
- repalm English
- span English
- spanless English
- spannable English
- spanner English
- spanwise English
- spanworm English
- subspan English
- supraspan English
- tetraspan English
- timespan English
- unpalm English
- widespan English
- wingspan English
- yepsen English
- palma Latin
- palme French
- pelme Norwegian Nynorsk
- palme Middle English
- spanne Middle English
- palmo Esperanto
- ปาล์ม Thai
- palma Malay
- pelmen German Low German
- pam Volapük