Anglo-Danishadj.
/ˌaŋɡləʊˈdeɪnɪʃ/, U.S. /ˌæŋɡloʊˈdeɪnɪʃ/ Of or relating to the Danes in England, spec. during the period of their occupation and administration of parts of northern and eastern England (see Danelaw n.).
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1774 J. Strutt Horda Angel-Cynnan I. 106 In the Cotton Library is a MS. in the Anglo Danish language.
1842 Penny Cycl. XXII. 231/2 During the West Saxon, Anglo-Saxon, and Anglo-Danish dynasties.
1925 Rev. Eng. Stud. 1 16 The name Gunhilda..suggests Anglo-Danish rather than Norman origin.
2000 Hist. Today Apr. 10/3 A grid of hundreds (or their Anglo-Danish equivalents, the wapentakes) and shires overlay almost the entire country.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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