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"Danr/ Daner"= Dane? and "Gysla" = sinew? read on...
Danr meaning Dane? (as in from Denmark), but was the original meaning of the tribal name "Dane"?Gysla the meaning, it has been suggested is sinew or vein? but as personal name, this seems unlikely - any idea's
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Danr may come from the Gothic word 'danr' meaning "fern".
As for Gysla, it may come from the Germanic element 'gisil' meaning "hostage, noble youth" which can be found in names as 'gisle' as in Gislebert.
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Attn - Kynaston - Daner is Old English- read on...Daner is from Old English, replaced DeneDanr is from Old NorseI believe the meaning is Dane (or Northmen)Back to the original question - what does "Dane" the tribal name mean?Thank you, for all you help!
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OK, sorry about that. Do you want the meaning of the first element in Denmark (refering to the tribe of the Danes)?
If so, Danr, Dane is believed to be originally from the Old High German 'tanar' meaning "sandbank" or from the German 'Tanne' meaning "fir". Therefore either meaning "sandbank dwellers" or "forest (fir) dwellers". The latter being the most likely seeing as it fits in with Denmark's topography.I hope this helps, if not, tell me. :)
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