Gár-dene
Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - gár-dene
According to the Old English Dictionary:
- Gár-Dene
- gen. a; dat. um; pl. m. The spear-Danes, Danes who fought with spears, armed or warlike Danes; hastāti Dāni :-- We Gár-Dena, in geárdagum, þeódcyninga þrym gefrunon we have heard of the renown of the Gar-Danes' great kings in days of yore, Beo. Th. 1; B. 1. He sæcce ne wéneþ to Gár-Denum he expects not warfare from the Gar-Danes, 1206; B. 601: 3717; B. 1856 : 4982; B. 2494. gar-dene