gespan

1. (neuter, no-diminutive) a span, a team (pair or larger team of draught animals)
2. (archaic, neuter, no-diminutive) the firmament
3. (neuter, no-diminutive, obsolete) a group, fellowship, party, band

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɣəˈspɑn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: gespan

In summary

From Middle Dutch gespan (“clasp; chain, bracelet”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ga- *spannaną.