Unscramble

d 2 a 1 n 1 e 1 g 2 e 1 l 1 d 2

8 letters · 11 points in Scrabble

Meaning

originInherited from Middle English danegeld, from Dane, genitive plural of Dan (“Dane”), plus geld (“geld, tribute, payment”). Apparently modeled on a Scandinavian word such as Old Danish Danegjeld), from Old Norse *Danagjald, from the genitive plural of Danir (“Danes”) + gjald (“payment, tribute”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0

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