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# dane

«dane» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person from Denmark** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun, a name (a Dane, Danes); a Great Dane (a dog)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (a name) A Dane is a person from Denmark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dane/#m1)

2) (a name) In history, the Danes were Vikings from Denmark who raided and settled in England, Ireland and other places; part of England under their rule was called the Danelaw. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dane/#m2)

3) A Great Dane is a breed of very large, tall dog, one of the tallest dogs in the world, gentle despite its size. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dane/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In UK history lessons about the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, the Danes attacked monasteries, King Alfred the Great fought them and later made a deal, and England paid them «Danegeld» to stay away. In everyday life a Great Dane is a giant pet dog (Scooby-Doo is a Great Dane). Phrases: the Danes, a Great Dane, the Danelaw, Danish (the adjective and language).

### examples

- A Dane is someone from Denmark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dane/#x1)
- The Danes attacked the monastery on the island. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dane/#x2)
- King Alfred fought hard against the Danes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dane/#x3)
- The Danelaw was the part of England ruled by the Danes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dane/#x4)
- Our neighbour's Great Dane is taller than me when it stands up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dane/#x5)
- Scooby-Doo is a Great Dane. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dane/#x6)
- Hans Christian Andersen, who wrote fairy tales, was a Dane. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dane/#x7)
- The Danish language is spoken by Danes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dane/#x8)
- He was a Dane, the owner of a travelling theatre. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dane/#x9)

### note

A name, so it takes a capital D: a Dane, the Danes, a Great Dane. The adjective and language is «Danish» (a Danish pastry is a sweet pastry). Do not confuse with «deign» (to lower yourself to do something), which sounds the same, or «Dean» (a name and a title).

### In the corpora

- [In the park a tiny chihuahua and a huge Great Dane sniff each other hello.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/192-dogs-from-wolves-to-hundreds-of-breeds/0/)
- [A chihuahua and a Great Dane are the same species and could in theory have puppies together.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/192-dogs-from-wolves-to-hundreds-of-breeds/7/)
- [A real Great Dane is huge but gentle and calm.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/396-cartoon-animals-put-right-scooby-doo-garfield-sonic-winnie-the-pooh-and-woody-woodpecker/2/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dane» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dane/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.