dell
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English delle, del, from Old English dell (“small dale”), from Proto-Germanic *daljō (“a hollow, abyss”), diminutive of Proto-Germanic *dalą (“valley, dale”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰol-, *dʰel- (“an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity”). Cognate with Dutch del (“a dell”), German Delle (“a hollow”).
Noun
dell (plural dells)
- A valley, especially in the form of a natural hollow, small and deep.[1]
- 1794, William Blake, The Little Girl Found, lines 49-50
- To this day they dwell
- In a lonely dell.
- Tickell
- In dells and dales, concealed from human sight.
- 1794, William Blake, The Little Girl Found, lines 49-50
Synonyms
- dale
- dingle
- vale
- valley
- See also Thesaurus:valley
Translations
Etymology 2
Origin obscure. Originally thieves' cant. Compare Dutch del (“trollop, floozie”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
dell (plural dells)
Derived terms
References
Albanian
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Albanian *daislā, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-slo (compare Latin fīlum, Lithuanian gýsla, Serbo-Croatian žȉla).[1]
Noun
dell m (plural dej)
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 87
Maltese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
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Manx
Verb
dell (verbal noun dellal)
Mutation
Middle English
Noun
dell
- Alternative form of delle
Westrobothnian
Preposition
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