dell.
A small, deep, and wooded valley or sunken area of ground, especially in the form of a natural hollow.
Meaning & usage
A small, deep, and wooded valley or sunken area of ground, especially in the form of a natural hollow.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English delle, del, from Old English dell (“small dale”), from Proto-West Germanic *dalljā, from Proto-Germanic *daljō. Cognate to Proto-Slavic *dolъ (“below, down; valley, pit”), Welsh dôl (“meadow, dale”) and English dale.
A young woman; a wench.
Where this word comes from
Origin obscure. Originally thieves' cant. Possibly from dell (valley). Compare Dutch del (“trollop, floozie”).
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