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Danegeld

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Dane·geld  (dngld) also Dane·gelt (-glt)
n.
A tax levied in England from the 10th to the 12th century to finance protection against Danish invasion.
[Middle English : Dane, genitive pl. of Dan, Dane; see Dane + geld, tribute (from Old English geld, gield, payment).]
Danegeld [ˈdeɪnˌgɛld], Danegelt [ˈdeɪnˌgɛlt]
n
(Historical Terms) the tax first levied in the late 9th century in Anglo-Saxon England to provide protection money for or to finance forces to oppose Viking invaders
[from Dan Dane + geld tribute; see yield]


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