English Explanatory Dictionary

Danelaw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈdeɪnˌlɔ/

Word forms

Danelaw Danelagh

Etymology

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

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