dingle en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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A small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley.
Turning to the left and skirting this huge hedge Treebeard came in a few strides to a narrow entrance. Through it a worn path passed and dived suddenly down a long steep slope. The hobbits saw that they were descending into a great dingle, almost as round as a bowl, very wide and deep, crowned at the rim with the high dark evergreen hedge.
1954, J. R. R. Tolkien, “Chapter 4”, in The Two Towers, Book III:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dingles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
ru лощи́на (small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley) · bg дол (small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley) · ga fothair (small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley) · it anfratto (small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley) · de Waldschlucht (small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley) · kmr gelî (small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley) · kmr newal (small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley) · kmr nihal (small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley) · cy glyn (small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley) · ru глубо́кая лощи́на (small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley) · kmr dol (small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley)