Dane /deɪn/ noun3 •A person from Denmark or of Danish descent.But the Danes remained resolute in defence - largely thanks to a spirited display by captain Daniel Agger - and they went ahead with their first meaningful attack. — 2012 •(historical) A member of a Germanic tribe inhabiting the Danish islands and parts of southern Sweden.I have wrestled the hilt from the enemies' hand, avenged the evil done to the Danes; it is what is due. — 1999 •(historical) In Anglo-Saxon England, any of the seafaring raiders and settlers who attacked and colonized parts of England from the late 8th century onward; a Viking. formsDanes