dane law

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Definition of dane law in English English dictionary

body of laws created by Danish invaders and settlers in northeastern England during the 9th and 10th centuries; part of England under these laws; danelaw, danelagh

Related Terms

Danelaw

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

Danelaw

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

Danelaw

NE region of Anglo-Saxon England. Colonized by invading Danish armies in the late 9th century AD, it was so named because the form of customary law practiced in the local courts was of Danish origin. Danish place-names still mark the region

danelaw

body of laws created by Danish invaders and settlers in northeastern England during the 9th and 10th centuries; the part of England under these laws; dane law, danelagh

Turkish pronunciation

deyn lô

Pronunciation

/ˈdān ˈlô/ /ˈdeɪn ˈlɔː/