Danelaw

== English == === Alternative forms === Danelagh === Etymology === From Middle English Dene lawe, from Old English Dena lagu, from Dene (“Dane”) and lagu (“law”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdeɪnˌlɔ/ === Proper noun === Danelaw (history) The part of Great Britain in which the laws of the Scandinavians dominated those of the Anglo-Saxons. (history) The set of legal terms and definitions created in the treaties between the English Alfred the Great and the Danish Guthrum the Old. ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Danelaw m (historical) Danelaw (part of Great Britain under Nordic control during the Middle Ages)