dale

¹

[ deyl ]

noun

1. a valley, especially a broad valley.

Dale

²

[ deyl ]

noun

1. Sir Henry Hal·lett [hal, -it], 1875–1968, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1936.
2. Sir Thomas, died 1619, British colonial administrator in America: governor of Virginia 1614–16.
3. a male or female given name.

dale

¹

/ deɪl /

noun

1. an open valley, usually in an area of low hills

Dale

²

/ deɪl /

noun

1. DaleSir Henry Hallet18751968MEnglishSCIENCE: physiologist Sir Henry Hallet. 1875–1968, English physiologist: shared a Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1936 with Otto Loewi for their work on the chemical transmission of nerve impulses

Dale

/ dāl /

1. British physiologist who discovered acetylcholine and, with Otto Loewi, investigated the chemical transmission of nerve impulses. For this work they shared the 1936 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dale¹

before 900; Middle English dal, Old English dæl; cognate with German Tal, Old Norse dalr, Gothic dals

Word History and Origins

Origin of dale¹

Old English dæl; related to Old Frisian del, Old Norse dalr, Old High German tal valley

Example Sentences

Over the past four years, Graeme has become something of an expert in birds and spends many hours trying to find the best spots to see them in his native Durham dales.

From BBC

Read on for tips on where to find flowers, which wineries are on the up and how to stay satiated and well rested as you roam the region’s hills and dales.

From Seattle Times

O’Connor leans heavily into that fusing of the inner and natural worlds: There’s lots of twirling about in “Emily,” often amid drenching rainstorms while cavorting on those aforementioned dales.

From Washington Post

Through wood and dale the sacred river ran,

From Los Angeles Times

When I ask Sarah Close, who lives in a farmhouse in the dale, how fast the download speed is, she just laughs.

From BBC