dingle

dingle · noun¹

1. Old English · derived fromdung“dungeon; pit”
2. Old English · inherited from*dyngel
3. Middle English · inherited fromdingle“a deep hollow; dell”
4. English todaydingle

From Middle English dingle (“a deep hollow; dell”), from Old English *dyngel, a diminutive of Old English dung (“dungeon; pit”), equivalent to dung + -le (diminutive suffix). Compare Saterland Frisian Dongel (“hollow tooth, cavity”), English dimble (“a dingle, glen, retired place”). Related to dungeon.

Dingle · proper noun, noun²

1. Irish · derived fromAn Daingean
2. English todayDingle

From Irish An Daingean, Daingean Uí Chúi (“fort of Ó Cúis”), from daingean (“fortress”).

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