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Danelaw

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdeɪnˌlɔː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dān′lô′)

Dane•law (dān′lô′),USA pronunciation n.

Lawthe body of laws in force in the northeast of England where the Danes settled in the 9th century a.d.
Lawthe part of England under this law.

Also, Dane•la•ge (dān′lä′gə, dä′nə lä′gə),USA pronunciation Dane•lagh (dān′lô′).USA pronunciation

Middle English Dane-lawe, earlier Dene-lawe, Old English Dena lagu. See Dane, law¹ bef. 1050

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Danelaw, Danelagh /ˈdeɪnˌlɔː/ n

the northern, central and eastern parts of Anglo-Saxon England in which Danish law and custom were observed

Etymology: Old English Dena lagu Danes' law; term revived in the 19th century

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