Danegeld in English dictionary

  • Danegeld

    Meanings and definitions of "Danegeld"

    • (history) A tax raised to pay tribute to Viking raiders to save a land from being ravaged.
    • noun
      (historical)
      A tax raised originally to protect against Viking raiders in the 10th and 11th centuries, and later continued as a land tax.

    Grammar and declension of Danegeld

    • Danegeld ( uncountable)
    • Danegeld (uncountable)
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