dale
[deyl]
- a valley, especially a broad valley.
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Origin of dale
before 900; Middle English dal, Old English dæl; cognate with German Tal, Old Norse dalr, Gothic dals
Dale
[deyl]
- Sir Henry Hal·lett [hal-it] /ˈhæl ɪt/, 1875–1968, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1936.
- Sir Thomas,died 1619, British colonial administrator in America: governor of Virginia 1614–16.
- a male or female given name.
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Contemporary Examples
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Historical Examples
For the purposes of this book we may consider Richmond as the gateway of the dale country.
Yorkshire Painted And DescribedGordon Home
Mrs. Cambray put in a word of hope and fear about Vicar's Dale.
Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
Then I like conscience in them I have to dale with sartainly.
Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
"Dale, I have been looking into the records of this Michael Strange," he said quietly.
I repeat, Dale, that I enjoy the irony of fate, especially when I can control it.
dale
- an open valley, usually in an area of low hills
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Word Origin
Old English dæl; related to Old Frisian del, Old Norse dalr, Old High German tal valley
Dale
- Sir Henry Hallet. 1875–1968, English physiologist: shared a Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1936 with Otto Loewi for their work on the chemical transmission of nerve impulses
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Word Origin and History for dale
n.
Old English dæl "dale, valley, gorge," from Proto-Germanic *dalan "valley" (cf. Old Saxon, Dutch, Gothic dal, Old Norse dalr, Old High German tal, German Tal "valley"), from PIE *dhel- "a hollow" (cf. Old Church Slavonic dolu "pit," Russian dol "valley"). Preserved from extinction by Norse influence in north of England.
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Dale
(dāl)Sir Henry Hallett 1875-1968- British physiologist. He shared a 1936 Nobel Prize for work on the chemical transmission of nerve impulses, particularly for the isolation and study of acetylcholine (1914).
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Dale
[dāl]
- British physiologist who discovered acetylcholine and, with Otto Loewi, investigated the chemical transmission of nerve impulses. For this work they shared the 1936 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.
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