"Dene" meaning in Old English

See Dene in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈde.ne/
Rhymes: -e.ne Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *Danī, from Proto-Germanic *daniz. Cognate with Old Norse danir. Etymology templates: {{ety|ang|:inh|gmw-pro:*Danī}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰenh₂-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*daniz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*Danī", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "Dene", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" }" data-lang="ang" data-title="Dene">, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*Danī}} Proto-West Germanic *Danī, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*daniz}} Proto-Germanic *daniz, {{cog|non|danir}} Old Norse danir Head templates: {{ang-proper noun|m-p}} Dene m pl Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun||Dene||Dene||Dena||Denum}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], - [nominative, singular], Dene [nominative, plural], - [accusative, singular], Dene [accusative, plural], - [genitive, singular], Dena [genitive, plural], - [dative, singular], Denum [dative, plural], Dæne [alternative]
  1. Danes Tags: masculine, plural Derived forms: Denemearc (english: Denmark), Denisċ (english: Danish), Ēastdene (english: East-Danes), Gārdene (english: Spear-Danes), Hringdene (english: Ring-Danes), Norþdene (english: North-Danes), Sūþdene (english: South-Danes), Westdene (english: West-Danes)
    Sense id: en-Dene-ang-name-BmWcSyyF Categories (other): Germanic tribes Disambiguation of Germanic tribes: 59 41
  2. Denmark Tags: masculine, plural
    Sense id: en-Dene-ang-name-xScJdXdg

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
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    },
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    }
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      ]
    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Dena",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Denum",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Dæne",
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      ]
    }
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "59 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Germanic tribes",
          "orig": "ang:Germanic tribes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "83 17",
          "english": "Denmark",
          "translation": "Denmark",
          "word": "Denemearc"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "83 17",
          "english": "Danish",
          "translation": "Danish",
          "word": "Denisċ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "83 17",
          "english": "East-Danes",
          "translation": "East-Danes",
          "word": "Ēastdene"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "83 17",
          "english": "Spear-Danes",
          "translation": "Spear-Danes",
          "word": "Gārdene"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "83 17",
          "english": "Ring-Danes",
          "translation": "Ring-Danes",
          "word": "Hringdene"
        },
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          "_dis1": "83 17",
          "english": "North-Danes",
          "translation": "North-Danes",
          "word": "Norþdene"
        },
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          "_dis1": "83 17",
          "english": "South-Danes",
          "translation": "South-Danes",
          "word": "Sūþdene"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "83 17",
          "english": "West-Danes",
          "translation": "West-Danes",
          "word": "Westdene"
        }
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      ],
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          "Dane",
          "Dane"
        ]
      ],
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈde.ne/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-e.ne"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Dene"
}
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      "translation": "Denmark",
      "word": "Denemearc"
    },
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      "translation": "Danish",
      "word": "Denisċ"
    },
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      "english": "East-Danes",
      "translation": "East-Danes",
      "word": "Ēastdene"
    },
    {
      "english": "Spear-Danes",
      "translation": "Spear-Danes",
      "word": "Gārdene"
    },
    {
      "english": "Ring-Danes",
      "translation": "Ring-Danes",
      "word": "Hringdene"
    },
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      "english": "North-Danes",
      "translation": "North-Danes",
      "word": "Norþdene"
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      "word": "Sūþdene"
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Danī"
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      "*daniz",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/daniz"
    ],
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      "danir",
      "danir#Old_Norse"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dene",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "Dæne",
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      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈde.ne/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-e.ne"
    }
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