Dane-law

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• Dane|law — or Dane|lagh «DAYN L», noun. 1. the set of laws enforced by the Danes when they held northeast England in the 800 s and 900 s A.D. 2. the part of England under these laws. ╂[Old English Dena lagu] …   Useful english dictionary

• dane law — 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 …   English contemporary dictionary

• Dane|lagh — Dane|law or Dane|lagh «DAYN L», noun. 1. the set of laws enforced by the Danes when they held northeast England in the 800 s and 900 s A.D. 2. the part of England under these laws. ╂[Old English Dena lagu] …   Useful english dictionary

• dane — bar·dane; chlor·dane; cis·pa·dane; dane; dane·geld; dane·law; lin·dane; lur·dane; mun·dane; mun·dane·ly; mun·dane·ness; trans·mun·dane; trans·pa·dane; ac·ri·dane; dane·gelt; dane·lagh; in·dane; …   English syllables

• Mercian law — A major body of Anglo Saxon customs that, along with the Dane law and the West Saxon law, continued to constitute the law in England in the days immediately following the Norman Conquest. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005 …   Law dictionary

• law — by·law·man; byr·law; byr·law·man; dane·law; in·law; law; law·ful; law·ful·ly; law·ful·ness; law·less; law·man; law·rence s; law·ren·cian; law·renc·ite; law·son; law·sone; law·so·nia; law·so·ni·ana; law·son·ite; law·sy; law·yer; law·yer·ess;… …   English syllables

• Dane Clark — from the trailer for Whiplash (1948) Born Bernard Zanville February 26, 1912(1912 02 26) Brooklyn, New York, U.S …   Wikipedia

• Dane DeHaan — Born Dane DeHaan 1987 Years active 2008 present Dane DeHaan (born 1987) is an American actor. Contents 1 …   Wikipedia

• Dane — native of Denmark, from Dan. Daner (replacing O.E. Dene (pl.)); used in O.E. of Northmen generally. Perhaps ultimately from a source related to O.H.G. tanar sand bank, in reference to their homeland; or from P.Gmc. *den low ground, for the same… …   Etymology dictionary

• Nathan Dane — (December 29, 1752 – February 15, 1835) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented Massachusetts in the Continental Congress from 1785 through 1788. Dane helped formulate the Northwest Ordinance while in Congress, and introduced an… …   Wikipedia