Danelaw

English

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Alternative forms

• Danelagh
• Danlaga

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /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

part of Great Britain

• Russian: Данелаг (ru) (Danelag)

set of legal term