dale

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Blocking up the head of the dale are the spurs of Dodd and Widdale Fells, while beyond them appears the blue summit of Bow Fell.

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  1. noun A valley: galloped over hill and dale.

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  • Near the entrance to the dale is a tall column erected on Langholm Hill, some twelve miles to the north of the Gretna Green station of the Caledonian Railway,--which many travellers to and from Scotland may have observed,--a monument to the late Sir John Malcolm, Governor of Bombay, one of the distinguished natives of the district. —  The Life of Thomas Telford
  • When slotMusic goes on dale, these cards will be packaged with a tiny USB sleeve so that they can be compatible with various PCs and laptops, and any other device with a USB connector, including say an in-car sound system. —  paidContent
  • Thence Gunnlaug went to Vera-dale, and came always in the evening to where Raven had been the night before So Gunnlaug went on till he came to the uppermost farm in the valley, called Sula, wherefrom had Raven fared in the morning; there he stayed not his journey, but kept on his way through the night Then in the morning at sun-rise they saw one another. —  The Story Of Gunnlaug The Worm-Tongue And Raven The Skald 1875
  • He taught her to know the flowers of the dale, their names and properties; and was as much amused at her mangling of the Latin words, as he was charmed at the quickness with which she comprehended and applied their economical and medicinal uses The dale and its beauties became to her continually more known and beloved. —  Strife and Peace
  • I enjoy sitting in the beautiful grove of oaks down in the dale, and there, mild and beneficial feelings pass over me. —  Strife and Peace
 

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  1. Middle English, from Old English dæl.

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  1. from ME. dale, from Anglo-Saxon dæl, plural dalu, = Old Saxon dal = OFries. del, deil = Dutch dal = Middle Low German Low German dal = Old High German Middle High German tal, German thal = Icelandic dalr = Swedish Danish dal = Gothic (Moesogothic) dal, a dale, a valley; = Old Bulgarian dolŭ, Bulgarian dol = Bohemian dul = Polish dol (barred l), pit, hole, bottom, ground, = Little Russian dōl (barred l), bottom, ground, = Russian dolŭ, dale, valley. Hence derivs. dell (which is nearly the same word) and dalk, q. v.
 

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