Word: Danegeld
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: da
ne
geld
Definition: A tax raised originally to protect against Viking raiders in the 10th and 11th centuries, and later continued as a land tax.
Morphemes:
Affix: Danegeld
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A tax raised originally to protect against Viking raiders in the 10th and 11th centuries, and later continued as a land tax.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Danir
Language: non
Decoded: Danir
Meaning: Danes
Affix: gjald
Language: non
Decoded: gjald
Meaning: payment, tribute