Dale

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In physical geography, a dale is an open valley. The name occurs particularly frequently in the Lowlands of Scotland and in the North of England, where the term "fell" commonly refers to the mountains or hills that flank the dale.

The word dale comes from Old English dael, and is related to Old Norse dalr, which may perhaps have influenced its survival in northern England. ^[1] Dale is equivalent to the word valley, which entered the English language after the Norman Conquest. Semantic equivalency to polish word (na) dole and norwegian (na) dal (pl. daler) suggest common Indo-European affinity. Norwegian towns frequently use this term: dalekvam, dale.

[edit] Placenames incorporating dale in the real world

• Annandale (various)
• Avondale, disambiguation
• Clydesdale, Scotland
• Dale, Indiana, USA
• Dale, Pennsylvania, USA
• Dale, Wisconsin, USA
• Dale, Wyoming, USA
• Dale City, Virginia, USA
• Dale, Pembrokeshire, Wales
• Darley Dale, England
• Denby Dale, England
• Derbyshire Dales, England
• Glendale, California, USA
• Glendale, disambiguation
• Palmdale, California, USA
• Palmdale, disambiguation
• Knightdale, North Carolina, USA
• Lathkill Dale, England
• Lauderdale (various)
• Liddesdale, Scotland
• Nidderdale, North Yorkshire
• Nithsdale, Scotland
• Oildale, California
• Parkdale, disambiguation
• Parksdale, California
• Rochdale, England
• Scarsdale, New York, USA
• Scarsdale, an ancient hundred of Derbyshire, England
• Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
• Scottsdale, Tasmania
• Scottdale, Georgia
• Scottdale, Pennsylvania
• Teesdale, England
• Teviotdale, Scotland
• Darley Dale, England
• Yorkshire Dales, England

[edit] Non-geographical uses

• Samuel Dale, scientist (1659?–1739)
• Dale (Middle-earth)
• The Dales, a BBC radio soap opera originally called Mrs Dale's Diary
• Dale Gribble a character on the television show King of the Hill
• Dale crater on the Moon.
• Chip 'n Dale, fictional animated chipmunks.
• Dale Earnhardt and his son, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., NASCAR drivers
• Clydesdale_(disambiguation)
• Clydesdale_(breed)
• Dale Carnegie, author
• Dale Rivera, TV host, actor, and producer
• The Dalelands are a geographical area in the fictional world of the Forgotten Realms.

[edit] See also

• dell
• vale

[edit] Reference

1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary

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