Danelaw

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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.

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Proper noun

Danelaw m

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