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DANELAW

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Dane⋅law

  [deyn-law]
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–noun
1. the body of laws in force in the northeast of England where the Danes settled in the 9th century a.d.
2. the part of England under this law.
Also, Dane⋅la⋅ge  [deyn-lah-guh, dah-nuh-lah-guh] , Dane⋅lagh  [deyn-law] .

Origin:
bef. 1050; ME Dane-lawe, earlier Dene-lawe, OE Dena lagu. See Dane, law 1
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Dane·law also Dane·lagh   (dān'lô')   
n.  

  1. The body of law established by the Danish invaders and settlers in northeast England in the ninth and tenth centuries.

  2. The sections of England under the jurisdiction of this law.


[Middle English Denelage, from Old English Dena lagu : Dena, genitive of Dene, the Danes + lagu, law; see law.]
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