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dane
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dane, n.
1 a native or national of Denmark.
2 hist. a Viking invader of England in the 9th-11th c.
1 a native or national of Denmark.
2 hist. a Viking invader of England in the 9th-11th c.
Idiom
Great Dane
1 a dog of a very large short-haired breed.
2 this breed.
1 a dog of a very large short-haired breed.
2 this breed.
Etymology
ME f. ON Danir (pl.), LL Dani
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