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:

     Hwæt. We Gardena in geardagum, þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon, hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon.

     Lo! We of Spear-Danes in days of yore, of the fame of the kings, have heard, how those nobles did great deeds.

Declension

Declension of Gardene

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	-	Gārdene
accusative	-	Gārdene
genitive	-	Gārdena
dative	-	Gārdenum