noun

dale

valley

We walked through the green dale.

We walked through the green dale.

The village is nestled in a quiet dale.

The village is nestled in a quiet dale.

((a/the)) dale a valley The sheep grazed in the dale.

Synonyms: valley, vale, glen, hollow

From Old English 'dæl', from Proto-Germanic '*dalan' (valley). Cognate with German 'Tal'.

Picture the Yorkshire Dales, a famous area of valleys in England. 'Dale' sounds like 'vale'.

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