Danelaw

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdeɪnËŒlÉ”/

Alternative forms

• Danelagh
• Danlaga

Origin

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

Full definition of Danelaw

Proper noun

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 .