avalen
Catalan edit
Verb edit
avalen
Cornish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Brythonic *aβaln, from Proto-Celtic *abalnā.
Noun edit
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old French avaler, a univerbation of a val (“to the valley”). Equivalent to a- + vale + -en (infinitival suffix); compare valen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
avalen
- To (cause to) sink or drop.
- To come or go downwards.
- To lower one's headgear in deference.
- (figurative) To humble; to abase.
- (rare) To recede; to draw back.
- (rare) To droop; to hang down.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of avalen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
- English: avale
References edit
- “avālen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Spanish edit
Verb edit
avalen
- inflection of avalar: