spang

Spang, v. t. Defn: To spangle. [Obs.] Spang, v. i. Defn: To spring; to bound; to leap. [Scot.] But when they spang o'er reason's fence, We smart for't at our own expense. Ramsay. Spang, n. Defn: A bound or spring. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. Spang, n. Etym: [AS. spange a clasp or fastening; akin to D. spang, G. spange, OHG. spanga, Icel. spöng a spangle.] Defn: A spangle or shining ornament. [Obs.] With glittering spangs that did like stars appear. Spenser.

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