Gardene
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
gār (“spear”) + Dene (“Danes”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Gārdene m
- (poetic) ‘spear-Dane’, Dane
- c. 975–1025, Beowulf (Cotton MS Vitellius A XV)[1], published 4th quarter 10th century–2nd half 16th century:
- Hwæt. We Gardena in geardagum, þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon, hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon.
- Lo! We of Spear-Danes in days of yore, of the fame of the kings, have heard, how those nobles did great deeds.