an Anglo-Saxon tax first levied to support forces resisting the Danes invading England and later continued as a land tax
Origin of DanegeldMiddle English from Old Norse an unverified form Danagiald from Dana, genitive plural of Danr, Dane + gjald, payment, penalty, akin to Old English gieldan: see yield
A tax levied in England from the 10th to the 12th century to finance protection against Danish invasion.
Origin of DanegeldMiddle English Dane genitive pl. of Dan Dane ; see Dane . geld tribute ( from Old English geld, gield payment )