单词 | dane |
释义 | Danen. 1. A native or subject of Denmark; in older usage including all the Northmen who invaded England from the 9th to the 11th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Scandinavians > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Scandinavia Danish833 Dane901 NorthmaneOE Scandian1668 Norseman1817 Scandinavian1830 herring choker1899 Scandihoovian1929 Scand1930 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Scandinavians > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Scandinavia > the Danes > native or inhabitant of Denmark Dane1483 Dansker1604 901 Anglo-Saxon Chron. Butan ðam dæle þe under Dena onwalde wæs. a1050 Anglo-Saxon Chron. anno 1018 (Laud) And Dene and Engle wurdon sam mæle æt Oxnaforda. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 24771 Harald..þat born was o þe danis [Fairf. danas, Gött. danes] blod. 1483 Cath. Angl. 89 A Dan, dacus, quidam populus. a1599 E. Spenser View State Ireland 55 in J. Ware Two Hist. Ireland (1633) The others [sc. hills] that were round, were cast up by the Danes..for they are called Dane-Rathes, that is, hills of the Danes. 1603 W. Shakespeare Hamlet v. ii. 293 I am more an antike Roman, Then a Dane. 1682 J. Evelyn Let. 19 Sept. in Diary & Corr. (1857) III. 269 If ever there were a real dominion [of the seas] in the world, the Danes must be yielded to have had it. 1863 Ld. Tennyson Welcome to Alexandra Saxon and Norman and Dane are we, But all of us Danes in our welcome of thee. 2. Applied to a breed or breeds of dogs. great Dane (also simply Dane): a large, powerful, shorthaired breed of dog, between the mastiff and greyhound types. lesser Dane: the Dalmatian, or coach-dog. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > giant breeds > Great Dane Danish dog1774 great Dane1774 harlequin Dane1800 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > Dalmatian spotted dog1621 tiger-dog1682 carriage dog1760 Dalmatian dog1810 coach-dog1840 plum pudding1851 plum-pudding dog1852 lesser Dane1870 Spotted Dick1880 Dalmatian1893 1750 G. Buffon Hist. Nat. at Chien Le grand danois.] 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 290 The Bull-dog, as Mr. Buffon supposes, is a breed between the small Dane and the English mastiff. The large Dane is the tallest dog that is generally bred in England. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. viii. 292 The great Dane. 1800 S. Edwards Cynographia Brit. (at cited word) A beautiful variety, called the Harlequin Dane, has a finely marbled coat. 1870 Blaine's Encycl. Rural Sports (rev. ed.) 394 The great Dane is rather pied or patched than spotted..The lesser Dane dog, Dalmatian, or coach dog. 1883 Great Dane Club Rules (Standard of Points) The Great Dane is not so heavy as the Mastiff, nor should he too nearly approach the Greyhound in type. 1891 Times 28 Oct. 11/5 Great Danes have certainly become very popular during the last few years. 3. attributive or as adj. = Danish n. and adj. ΚΠ 1873 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. I. 199 The amalgamation of the Dane and Angle population began from the moment of the conversion. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.901 |
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