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danelage

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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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