noun
dale
deh-oo
noun
1
A valley, especially a broad, gentle one.
"They hiked through the misty dales of northern England."
"The cottage sits at the bottom of a quiet dale."
How to Use Dale
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA valley — the word survives mostly in place names and the phrase "hill and dale."
Common pairings
over hill and dale
the Yorkshire dales
Word Forms
dales plural, dales plural
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Etymology
From Old English dæl, going back to a common Germanic root for "valley."