Dale vs Fen - What's the difference?
dale | fen |
(UK) a valley in an otherwise hilly area.
* Through wood and dale the sacred river ran,'' - ''
A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump.
a type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline
* 1842 ,
a plural form of fan used by enthusiasts of science fiction, fantasy, and anime, partly from whimsy and partly to distinguish themselves from fans of sport, etc.
* 1951 , Winthrop Sargeant, Through the Interstellar Looking Glass'' (in ''Life magazine, 21 May 1951)
As an adverb dale
is farther (comparative of far).dale
English
Noun
(en noun)- (Knight)
Synonyms
* dell, dells * vale * valleyAnagrams
* * * * ----fen
English
(wikipedia fen)Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) ).Noun
(en noun)- In dark fens of the Dismal Swamp / The hunted Negro lay; [...]
Derived terms
* fenlike * fennishSee also
* bog * everglade * marsh * swamp * wetlandEtymology 2
From (fan), by analogy with (men) as the plural of (man).Noun
fen' (p) (''singular:'' ' fan )- Sad to relate, however, some of the European delegates were probably insurgents rather than true fen .