Danelaw
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English Dene lawe, from Old English Dena lagu, from Dene (“Dane”) and lagu (“law”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Danelaw
- (history) The part of Great Britain in which the laws of the Scandinavians dominated those of the Anglo-Saxons.
- (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
[edit]part of Great Britain
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set of legal terms
Portuguese
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Danelaw m
- (historical) Danelaw (part of Great Britain under Nordic control during the Middle Ages)
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