danegeld

Meaning of danegeld

noun

a land tax levied in Anglo-Saxon England during the reign of King Ethelred to raise funds for protection against Danish invaders.

late Old English, from Old Norse Danir ‘Danes’ + gjald ‘payment’.

Information about danegeld

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of danegeld is: danegelds.
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Hyphenation of danegeld

da-negeld

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • danegeld is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with danegeld

geld, woodgeld, Danegeld, heregeld, hidegeld, Trinkgeld, horngeld, wergeld, Altgeld, footgeld

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