- Danegeld or Danegelt
- The money paid by Anglo-Saxon Britain to persuade the Danes to not invade the South and West. Now means money extorted by threats.
Medieval glossary. 2014.
Danegeld or Danegelt
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Danegelt — Danegeld Dane geld , Danegelt Dane gelt , n. [AS. danegeld. See {Dane}, and {Geld}, n.] (Eng. Hist.) An annual tax formerly laid on the English nation to buy off the ravages of Danish invaders, or to maintain forces to oppose them. It afterward… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Danegeld — Dane geld , Danegelt Dane gelt , n. [AS. danegeld. See {Dane}, and {Geld}, n.] (Eng. Hist.) An annual tax formerly laid on the English nation to buy off the ravages of Danish invaders, or to maintain forces to oppose them. It afterward became a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Danegeld — /dayn geld /, n. (in medieval England) an additional tax on land believed to have been levied originally as a tribute to the Danish invaders but later continued for other purposes. Also, danegeld, Danegelt, danegelt /dayn gelt /. [bef. 1150; ME… … Universalium
Danegeld — /ˈdeɪngɛld/ (say dayngeld) noun a tax levied by the English and the French from the 9th to the 11th centuries, to provide money as tribute (def. 2) to buy off Viking raiders, and to provide a stipendiary for defensive forces. Also, Danegelt …
danegelt — noun see danegeld … Useful english dictionary
Geld — Geld, n. [AS. gild, gield, geld, tribute, payment, fr. gieldan to pay, render. See {Yield}.] Money; tribute; compensation; ransom.[Obs.] [1913 Webster] Note: This word occurs in old law books in composition, as in danegeld, or danegelt, a tax… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
