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Webster 1913 Edition
Dale
Dale
(dāl)
, Noun.
[AS.
dæl
; akin to LG., D., Sw., Dan., OS., & Goth. dal
, Icel. dalr
, OHG. tal
, G. thal
, and perh. to Gr. θόλοσ
a rotunda, Skr. dhāra
depth. Cf. Dell
.] 1.
A low place between hills; a vale or valley.
Where mountaines rise, umbrageous
dales
descend. Thomson.
2.
A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump.
Knight.
Webster 1828 Edition
Dale
DALE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Dale
dale
dale
English
Noun
dale (plural dales)
- (chiefly Britain) a valley, many times in an otherwise hilly area.
- Through wood and dale the sacred river ran, - Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
Synonyms
Translations
valley
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Danish
Etymology 1
See dal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daːlə/, [ˈd̥æːlə]
Noun
dale c
- plural indefinite of dal
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German dalen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daːlə/, [ˈd̥æːlə]
Verb
dale (imperative dal, infinitive at dale, present tense daler, past tense dalede, perfect tense har dalet)