valen
See also: válen
Catalan edit
Verb edit
valen
Galician edit
Verb edit
valen
- third-person plural present indicative of valer
- inflection of valar:
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Either from Anglo-Norman valer or a aphetic form of avalen. Equivalent to vale + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
valen (rare)
- BRAVE
- STRONG
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of valen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “vālen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old Occitan edit
Etymology edit
From Latin valēns, valentem.
Adjective edit
valen m or f (plural valens)
- valiant; chivalrous; knightly
- 13th Century, Guillem Ramon de Gironella, Partiment:
- d'una pros dona valen
- of a brave, valliant woman
Descendants edit
- Occitan: valent
Spanish edit
Verb edit
valen
Swedish edit
Noun edit
valen