danegelt

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A form of danegeld — A tax raised originally to pay tribute or protection money to the Viking raiders in the 10th and 11th centuries to save a land from being ravaged, and later continued as a land tax.

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Meanings

danegelt1

noundanegelt (plural danegelts)

plural danegelts

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Danegeld

Danegelt2

nounDanegelt (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of Danegeld.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

danegelt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/danegelt

MLA

“danegelt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/danegelt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “danegelt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/danegelt.

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