dingle

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈdɪŋɡl̩/ Rhymes: -ɪŋɡəl ==== Noun ==== dingle (plural dingles) A small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== dingle (comparative more dingle, superlative most dingle) (Antarctica, slang) Having good weather. Antonyms: mank, manky === See also === dingle-dangle (etymologically unrelated) dingle stick === Anagrams === elding, engild, gilden, ingled == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Related to dangle and denge === Verb === dingle (imperative dingl or dingle, present tense dingler, passive dingles, simple past and past participle dingla or dinglet, present participle dinglende) to dangle, hang, swing === References === “dingle” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === dingla === Etymology === Delated to dangle and denge === Verb === dingle (present tense dinglar, past tense dingla, past participle dingla, passive infinitive dinglast, present participle dinglande, imperative dingle/dingl) to dangle, hang, swing === References === “dingle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.