Definitions for danelawˈdeɪnˌlɔ
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Dane•lawˈdeɪnˌlɔ(n.)
the body of laws in force in the NE of England where the Danes settled in the 9th century a .d .
Category: Law, Ancient History
the part of England under this law.
Category: Law, Ancient History
Origin of Danelaw:
bef. 1050; OE Dena lagu. See Dane , law
Wiktionary
Danelaw(ProperNoun)
The part of Great Britain in which the laws of the Scandinavians dominated those of the Anglo-Saxons.
Danelaw(ProperNoun)
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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