1848, Povl Frederik Barfod,Under Dannebrog. Nogle fædrelandske Digte, page 25
Tysken sidder i Slesvig kry, | vidt der går af hans væsen ry: | hærtugtrone han tømrer næt, | hærtug af ærmet ryster han let. | – Endnu er Dansken i Danmark dog herre.
The German sits cocky in Schleswig, and his fame is spread widely: A duke's throne, he builds neatly, dukes he produces easily. Though, the Dane still rules in Denmark.
1891, Vilhelm Christian Sigurd Topsøe, “Fra Studiebogen”, inSamlede Fortællinger, volume 2, page453:
Man hørte hans taktfaste Skridt helt ned ad Gyden, og da han drejede om Hjørnet, kunde man høre, at det skete fløjtende: »Dansken har Sejer vundet, Hurra, hurra!«
His rhythmical steps down the alley were heard, and as he turned the corner, it was possible to hear that they were accompanied by a whistling: "The Dane has won a victory, hurrah, hurrah!
1899, Carl E. Simonsen Carl E. Simonsen,Grænsefolk, Lindhardt og Ringhof,→ISBN:
Tiden efter Krigen har været en moderne Renæssancetid: Dansken er bleven genfødt i Arbejdet for at dygtiggøre sig til daglig Gerning.
The post-war time has been a modern renaissance period: The Dane has been reborn in the effort to qualify in his daily work.
1925, Jacob Paludan,Fugle omkring Fyret, reprint Gyldendal 2016 (→ISBN)
Men den inderste kærne[sic – meaningkerne] i dansken er følelsen for jorden.
However, the inner core of the Dane is the feeling for the soil.
2014, Christian Monggaard,Historien om Erik Ballings Olsenbanden, Informations Forlag,→ISBN:
Danmark er et lille land, og hvem uden for Danmark ved egentlig, hvordan dansken er?
Denmark is a little nation, and who outside of Denmark knows how the Dane really is?
1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 2 Dated or archaic. 3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
