noun
or dan·e·brog ˈdanəˌbräg
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Dutch Dannebrog, from Danne Danes (from Old Norse Dana, gen. plural of Danr Dane) + brog cloth, from Old Norse brōk — more at breech
1. : a red swallow-tailed ensign bearing a white cross and being the national flag of Denmark
2. : the red rectangular Danish merchant flag