Word
dane
Phoneticsdane
/ˈdeɪn/
Definitions
01person from Denmark
n. a person who comes from Denmark or is a citizen of that country.
n. a person of Danish descent or a citizen of Denmark.
“My new neighbour is a Dane who moved here from Copenhagen last year.”
“The conference was attended by several prominent Danes who presented their research on sustainable urban planning.”
02historical Viking raider
n. one of the people from Scandinavia who attacked or lived in England a long time ago.
n. a member of the North Germanic tribes or Viking groups who raided and settled in England and other parts of Europe during the Middle Ages.
“In history class, we learned about how the Danes settled in the north of England.”
“The archaeological site revealed several artefacts belonging to the Danes who had established a trading post along the river in the ninth century.”
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Etymology
From Middle English Dane, from Old Norse danir or Old English Dene. Both forms ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic *daniz.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.