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

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

Like the prodigal, he grew that ashamit o' what he had dene, that he gied up his kirk, and gaed hame to the day's darg upon his father's ferm.

From Salted with Fire by MacDonald, George

Passing Wallend, Gap, and Rose Hill, where Gilsland railway station now stands, we follow the Wall to the deep dene of the Poltross Burn, which forms the boundary between Northumberland and Cumberland.

From Northumberland Yesterday and To-day by Terry, Jean F. (Jean Finlay)

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