noun
Dane
dayn
noun
1
A person from Denmark, or a member of the Scandinavian ethnic group native to it.
"Her grandfather was a Dane who emigrated in the 1950s."
2
In English history, one of the Viking raiders and settlers from Scandinavia who invaded parts of England from the 8th century onward.
"The Danes repeatedly raided the English coast before eventually settling there."
How to Use Dane
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA native or citizen of Denmark, or historically, a Viking-era raider from Scandinavia.
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Word Forms
Danes plural
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Etymology
From Old Norse danir or Old English Dene, both from a shared Proto-Germanic root.