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EspañolDALE (ORIGIN)
In physical geography, a 'dale' is an open valley. The name occurs particularly frequently in the Lowlands of Scotland and in the North of England, where the term "fell" commonly refers to the mountains or hills that flank the dale.
The word ''dale'' comes from Old English ''dael'', and is related to Old Norse ''dalr'' (and modern Icelandic ''dalur''), which may perhaps have influenced its survival in northern England.[1] ''Dale'' is equivalent to the word ''valley'', which entered the English language after the Norman Conquest. Semantic equivalency to German ''Tal'', Dutch ''dal'', Norwegian ''(na) dal'' and Polish ''(na) dole'' suggest common Indo-European affinity. Norwegian towns frequently use this term: ''dalekvam'', ''dale''.
1. ''Oxford English Dictionary''
The word ''dale'' comes from Old English ''dael'', and is related to Old Norse ''dalr'' (and modern Icelandic ''dalur''), which may perhaps have influenced its survival in northern England.[1] ''Dale'' is equivalent to the word ''valley'', which entered the English language after the Norman Conquest. Semantic equivalency to German ''Tal'', Dutch ''dal'', Norwegian ''(na) dal'' and Polish ''(na) dole'' suggest common Indo-European affinity. Norwegian towns frequently use this term: ''dalekvam'', ''dale''.
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1. ''Oxford English Dictionary''
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