Dane
pronunciation
How to pronounce Dane in British English:
UK [deɪn]
How to pronounce Dane in American English:
US [den]
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- Noun:
- a native or inhabitant of Denmark
Word Origin
- Dane (n.)
- "native of Denmark," from Danish Daner (replacing Old English Dene (plural)); used in Old English of Northmen generally. Perhaps ultimately from a source related to Old High German tanar "sand bank," in reference to their homeland; or from Proto-Germanic *den- "low ground," for the same reason. Applied 1774 to a breed of large dogs. Danegeld not known by that name in Old English, or until 1086, long after the end of the Viking depredations. Supposedly originally a tax to pay for protection from the Northmen (either to outfit defensive armies or to buy peace). Danelaw (c.1050) was the Danish law in force over that large part of England under Viking rule after c.878; the application to the land itself is modern (1837).
Example
- 1. Diplomats said british officials asked rasmussen to drop this part of his speech earlier this week , but the dane refused .
- 2. If you are looking to be in the top 10-15 % of runners , check out dane 's approach .
- 3. Who amongst us hasn 't seen a great dane trotting across broadway and said : where on earth is that thing going home to ?
- 4. Whilst all current browsers must be updated to take advantage of dane , the new system can coexist with the old , and a gradual transition can be made .
- 5. Joe parisi , who runs dane county , says these have spurred the county into working on new measures with the madison metropolitan sewerage district .