dane
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
- The Danes attacked the monastery on the island. tree →
- King Alfred fought hard against the Danes. tree →
- The Danelaw was the part of England ruled by the Danes. tree →
- Our neighbour's Great Dane is taller than me when it stands up. tree →
- Scooby-Doo is a Great Dane. tree →
- Hans Christian Andersen, who wrote fairy tales, was a Dane. tree →
- The Danish language is spoken by Danes. tree →
- He was a Dane, the owner of a travelling theatre. tree →
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.
- A chihuahua and a Great Dane are the same species and could in theory have puppies together.
- A real Great Dane is huge but gentle and calm.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «dane» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.