dene in Old English

IPA: /ˈde.ne/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *danją, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰen- (“low ground”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*danją}} Proto-Germanic *danją, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*dʰen-||low ground}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰen- (“low ground”) Head templates: {{ang-noun|f}} dene f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-i-f|den|short=1}}, {{ang-decl-noun|dene|dene,dena|dene|dene,dena|dene|dena|dene|denum|num=|title=|type=strong i-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], dene [nominative, singular], dene [nominative, plural], dena [nominative, plural], dene [accusative, singular], dene [accusative, plural], dena [accusative, plural], dene [genitive, singular], dena [genitive, plural], dene [dative, singular], denum [dative, plural], denu [alternative]

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          "text": "c. 992, Ælfric, \"Another Vision\"\nÞā becōmon wit tō ānre dene sēo wæs ormǣtlīċe dēop and wīd.",
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"dene" meaning in Old English

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