Gardene

See also: gårdene and gardene

Old English

Etymology

gār (“spear”) +‎ Dene (“Danes”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑːrˌde.ne/

Noun

Gārdene m

1. (poetic) ‘Spear-Dane’, Dane
   • c. 975–1025, Beowulf (Cotton MS Vitellius A XV)‎^[1], published 4th quarter 10th century–2nd half 16th century, page 129, lines 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. Beorhtdene, Hringdene, Sǣdene, Norþdene, Ēastdene, Sūþdene, Westdene.

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	—	Gārdene
accusative	—	Gārdene
genitive	—	Gārdena
dative	—	Gārdenum