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Danish
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German kempe.
Pronunciation
Adjective
kæmpe
- gigantic, colossal
- giant
Noun
kæmpe c (singular definite kæmpen, plural indefinite kæmper)
- giant
- (archaic) warrior
- 1819, Adam Oehlenschläger, "Der er et yndigt land", the Danish anthem
Der sad i fordums tid / de harniskklædte kæmper, / udhvilede fra strid ...- There sat in times past / the armored warriors, / rested from strife ...
- 1778, Johannes Ewald, Kong Christian stod ved høje mast, the second Danish anthem
O, Nordhav! Glimt af Wessel brød / din mørke sky. / Da ty'de kæmper til dit skød; / thi med ham lynte skræk og død.- O, North Sea! A glimpse of Wessel broke / your dark cloud. / Then warriors sought refuge in your womb; / for with him, terror and death flashed.
1821, Carl Christian Rafn, Nordiske Kaempe-Historier: efter Islandske Haandskriften. Konnig Hrolf Krakes Saga, page 148:Skulde er nu ogsaa selv kommen til Kampen, og ansporer med Hidsighed sine Uhyrer, til at gaae lös paa Kong Hrolf; thi hun seer, at hans Kæmper ikke ere ham nær; ...- Skulde herself has now also arrived at the battle, and hot-headedly encourages her monsters to attack king Hrolf; for she sees that his warriors are not close to him; ...
1872, Friedrich Ludwig Aemilius Kunzen, Christian Barnekow, Musik til Gyrithe eller Danmarks Frelse: Skuespil af L. Kruse, page 23:I sin Magt Kong Sigvard skuer! hos ham staar hans Kæmpe bold, hos ham staar hans Kæmpe bold, hos ham staar hans Kæmpe bold.- In his power, king Sigvard gazes! with him, his brave warrior stands, with him, his brave warrior stands, with him, his brave warrior stands.
- plantain (Plantago major)
Declension
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German kempen. Compare Swedish kämpa.
Pronunciation
Verb
kæmpe (imperative kæmp, infinitive at kæmpe, present tense kæmper, past tense kæmpede, perfect tense har kæmpet)
- fight, struggle, battle
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