dene

Example Sentences

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Bryng us in no mutton, for that is often lene, Nor bryng us in no trypys, for thei be syldom dene But bryng us in good ale.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

And to say truth, dene is the old Saxon word for a vale or low bottom, as dune or don is for a hill or hilly soil.

From Elizabethan England From 'A Description of England,' by William Harrison by Harrison, William

In a deep dene behind me an eddy of sudden wind drummed through sheltered oaks, and spun aloft the first day sample of autumn leaves.

From Traffics and Discoveries by Kipling, Rudyard

A dene or glade opening near the house gives the place its name, the grounds being extensive and displaying gardens and fine woods.

From England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel by Cook, Joel

Or it may be that it is so called of Wald and dene: for I have read it written in old evidences Waldæne, with a diphthong.

From Elizabethan England From 'A Description of England,' by William Harrison by Harrison, William