Gardene

== Old English == === Etymology === gār (“spear”) +‎ Dene (“Danes”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːrˌde.ne/ === Proper noun === Gārdene m (poetic) ‘Spear-Dane’, Dane ==== Usage notes ==== One of many poetic compounds of Dene where the first element is largely meaningless and added just for sake of alliteration, cf. Beorhtdene, Hringdene, Sǣdene, Norþdene, Ēastdene, Sūþdene, Westdene. ==== Declension ====