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Old English · proper noun

Gardene

Normalised Gārdene

Part of speech
proper noun, masculine
IPA
/ˈɡɑːrˌde.ne/
Syllables
ˈɡɑːr · ˌde · ne (3 syllables)
Modern English
spear-danedane

Meaning

  1. ‘Spear-Dane’, Dane

    Hwæt wē Gārdena in ġeārdagum, þēodcyninga, þrym ġefrūnon, hū ðā æþelingas ellen fremedon.

    Truly, we have heard about the might of the Spear-Danes, of great kings, how those noblemen performed brave deeds.

    c. 1000, Beowulf (Cotton MS Vitellius A XV), page 129, lines 1-3:

Declension

Declension of Gardene
Plural
Nominative Gārdene
Accusative Gārdene
Genitive Gārdena
Dative Gārdenum

All forms (3)

Etymology

From gār (“spear”) + Dene (“Danes”).

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