Danelaw

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English Dene lawe, from Old English Dena lagu, from Dene (“Dane”) and lagu (“law”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdeɪnˌlɔ/

Proper noun

Danelaw

  1. (history) The part of Great Britain in which the laws of the Scandinavians dominated those of the Anglo-Saxons.
  2. (history) The set of legal terms and definitions created in the treaties between the English Alfred the Great and the Danish Guthrum the Old.

Translations

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Proper noun

Danelaw m

  1. (historical) Danelaw (part of Great Britain under Nordic control during the Middle Ages)
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