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Gardene
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gårdene gardene
Old English
Etymology
From ang gār Dene spear Danes.
Pronunciation
Gār-dene
Proper noun
Gārdene m
ang poetic ‘Spear-Dane’, Dane
129 1-3 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.
Usage notes
One of many poetic compounds of Dene where the first element is largely meaningless and added just for sake of alliteration, cf. ang Beorhtdene, ang Hringdene, ang Sǣdene, ang Norþdene, ang Ēastdene, ang Sūþdene, ang Westdene.
Declension
Gārdene Gārdene Gārdena Gārdenum