Dell
/dɛl/noun
A small, secluded valley, often wooded.
Did you know?In Old English, the ancestor of *dell* was tied to a word for a pit or hollow, so the word has always carried the feeling of a place tucked away from the open world.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*dalaz
“valley, hollow”
Old English
OE
dæl
“valley, dale; also a hollow or depression”
Middle English
ME
delle
“a small valley or hollow”
Modern English
English
dell
“a small secluded valley”