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Dene

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
Dene, nom. acc; gen.a ; dat.um; pl. m.
Wright's OE grammar
§385; §386;
The Danes; Dāni
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  • Ðá ða Engle and Dene to friþe and to freóndscipe fullíce féngon

    when the English and Danes fully took to peace and to friendship,

    • L. E. G
      • ;
    • Th. i. 166,
      • 7.

  • Gif hláford his þeówan freóls-dæge nýde to weorce, gylde lahslihte inne on Dena lage, and wíte mid Englum

    if a lord oblige his servant to work on a festival-day, let him pay penalty within the Danish law, and fine among the English,

    • L. E. G. 7
      • ;
    • Wilk. 53,
      • 1.

  • Sunnan dæges cýpinge gif hwá agynne þolie ðæs ceápes, and twelf órena mid Denum, and xxx scillingas mid Englum

    if any one engage in Sunday marketing, let him forfeit the chattel, and twelve ores among the Danes, and thirty shillings among the English,

    • L. E. G. 7
      • ;
    • Th. i. 170,
      • 16.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “Dene.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/7565.

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