Dingle
/ˈdɪŋ.ɡəl/noun
A small secluded valley or hollow, especially one with trees or a stream.
Did you know?“Dingle” is an old, dialectal English word for a secluded hollow, and its origin is uncertain, which makes it a rare case where the mystery is real but the magic is in the landscape, not the etymology.
Etymological Timeline
16th Century
English
dingle
“A secluded hollow or small valley, often wooded”
Middle English
English
dingle
“A low-lying hollow or dell”
Old English
English
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“No securely attested ancestral form is known”
Modern English
English
dingle
“A small secluded valley or hollow”