Danish

[ dey-nish ]

/ ˈdeɪ nɪʃ /

adjective

of or relating to the Danes, their country, or their language.

noun

a North Germanic language, the language of Denmark, closely related to Norwegian, Swedish, and Icelandic.

(sometimes lowercase) Danish pastry.

Origin of Danish

before 900; Middle English, alteration of Denish (by influence of Dan Dane), Old English Denisc, from Germanic danisk- (unattested); see Dane, -ish¹

Related formsnon-Dan·ish, adjectivepro-Dan·ish, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for danish

Of course, with such a soft-handed approach comes criticism from the Danish right.
What the U.S. Can Learn from Europe About Dealing with Terrorists|Scott Beauchamp|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The event grew out of an anti-consumerist action by the Danish radical theater collective Solvognen.
Before the Bros, SantaCon Was as an Anti-Corporate Protest|David Freedlander|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nolde was an anti-Semite and member of the Danish Nazi Party.
Top Nazis And Their Complicated Relationship With Artists|William O’Connor|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Danish Air Force, as luck would have it, had just the aircraft.
The American Ebola Rescue Plan Hinges on One Company. Meet Phoenix.|Abby Haglage|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But Lundbeck, the Danish maker of Nembutal, no longer sells the drug to U.S. prisons.
Pennsylvania’s Lethal Injection Fiasco|Christopher Moraff|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The crypt is of interest from being mainly built up from the rude early church of the Danish founder.
Romantic Ireland; volume 1/2|M.F and B. McM. Mansfield
It was in the year 1843, that the Danish students travelled to Upsala.
Pictures of Sweden|Hans Christian Andersen
That was the pet name which Elfgiva had given to her Danish attendant because it signified lively one.
The Ward of King Canute|Ottilie A. Liljencrantz
We called for the foaming brown brew and asked for roed spoette, our old Danish joy, and lunched delightfully.
Through Scandinavia to Moscow|William Seymour Edwards
Jamieson has translated an inferior copy of the Danish ballad in Illustrations of North.
English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for danish

Danish

/ (ˈdeɪnɪʃ) /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Denmark, its people, or their language

noun

the official language of Denmark, belonging to the North Germanic branch of the Indo-European family

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for danish

Danish

Old English Denisc "people of Denmark" (see Dane); danish pastry is 1934; shortened form danish is from 1963.

Danish

adjective

noun

RELATED CONTENT

RELATED WORDS

Origin of Danish

Examples from the Web for danish

British Dictionary definitions for danish

Danish

adjective

noun

Word Origin and History for danish

Danish