Danelagh

Variant of Danelaw

or Danelagh

noun

  1. the code of laws established in E and N England by Danish invaders and settlers in the 9th and 10th cent.
  2. the E and N section of England that was under this code

Origin: ME Denelawe < OE Dena lagu, Danes' law

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