dingle

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

A small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley.

Adj

Having good weather.

Concepts

ravine

dingle

Opposé de

mank, manky

Synonymes

dell

valley

gorge

canyon

ravine

glen

gully

cirque

Traductions

gelî

newal

nihal

dol

χαράδρα

λαγκάδα

στενή κοιλάδα

الوادي المشجّر

derecik

sot

vall petita

Waldschlucht

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈdɪŋɡl̩/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: dingle

Hérité de ancien anglais: *dyngel

Appartenant à saterlandais: Dongel

In summary

From Middle English dingle (“a deep hollow; dell”), from Old English *dyngel, a diminutive of Old English dung (“dungeon; pit”), equivalent to dung + -le (diminutive suffix). Compare Saterland Frisian Dongel (“hollow tooth, cavity”), English dimble (“a dingle, glen, retired place”).
Related to dungeon.