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Danegeld
[
deyn
-geld
]
Dane·geld
/
ˈdeɪnˌgɛld
/
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deyn
-geld
]
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noun
(in medieval England) an additional tax on land believed to have been levied originally as a tribute to the Danish invaders but later continued for other purposes.
Also,
dane·geld,
Dane·gelt,
dane·gelt
/
ˈdeɪnˌgɛlt
/
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[
deyn
-gelt
]
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.
Origin:
before 1150;
Middle English
denegeld, danegeld,
Old English
(Domesday Book)
Danegeld.
See
Dane
,
geld
2
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Danegeld
or
Danegelt
(ˈdeɪnˌɡɛld, ˈdeɪnˌɡɛlt)
—
n
the tax first levied in the late 9th century in Anglo-Saxon England to provide protection money for or to finance forces to oppose Viking invaders
[C11: from
Dan
Dane +
geld
tribute; see
yield
]
Danegelt
or
Danegelt
—
n
[C11: from
Dan
Dane +
geld
tribute; see
yield
]
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