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danelaw

/ˈdeɪnˌlɔ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
danelaw
IPA
/ˈdeɪnˌlɔ/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The part of Great Britain in which the laws of the Scandinavians dominated those of the Anglo-Saxons.

name

The set of legal terms and definitions created in the treaties between the English Alfred the Great and the Danish Guthrum the Old.

Etymology

From Middle English Dene lawe, from Old English Dena lagu, from Dene (“Dane”) and lagu (“law”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Danelagh (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce danelaw?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdeɪnˌlɔ/.
What does danelaw mean?
The part of Great Britain in which the laws of the Scandinavians dominated those of the Anglo-Saxons.
Where does danelaw come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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