dell

Definition

A small, deep, and wooded valley or sunken area of ground, especially in the form of a natural hollow.

Etymology

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.

Example Sentences

• "To this day they dwell In a lonely dell."
• "In dells and dales, conceal'd from human sight."