Meanings
proper noun
alternative Danelagh
- historyThe part of Great Britain in which the laws of the Scandinavians dominated those of the Anglo-Saxons.
Origin
- Old EnglishDena lagu
- Middle EnglishDene lawe
- EnglishDanelaw
From Middle English Dene lawe, from Old English Dena lagu, from Dene (“Dane”) and lagu (“law”).
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish Danelagen
- Danelagenpart of Great Britain
Finnish Tanskalaismaa, Danelaw
- Tanskalaismaapart of Great Britain
- Danelawpart of Great Britain
- Danelagenpart of Great Britain
French Danelaw
- Danelawpart of Great Britain
German Danelag
- Danelagpart of Great Britain
Greek Nτέινλο
- Nτέινλο (Ntéinlo)part of Great Britain
Hindi डेनलॉ
- डेनलॉ (ḍenlŏ)part of Great Britain
Icelandic Danalög
- Danalögpart of Great Britain
Japanese デーンロウ
- デーンロウ (Dēnrō)part of Great Britain
Korean 데인로
- 데인로 (Deinno)part of Great Britain
Norwegian Bokmål Danelagen
- Danelagenpart of Great Britain
Polish Danelaw, Danelaw
- Danelawpart of Great Britain
- Danelawset of legal terms
Portuguese Danelaw
- Danelawpart of Great Britain
Russian Данела́г
- Данела́г (Danelág)part of Great Britain
Swedish Danelagen
- Danelagenpart of Great Britain
Ukrainian Данела́г
- Данела́г (Daneláh)part of Great Britain
Cite this entry
APA
Danelaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danelaw
MLA
“Danelaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danelaw. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Danelaw,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danelaw.
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