See also: válen

Catalan edit

Verb edit

valen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of valer
  2. third-person plural present indicative of valdre

Galician edit

Verb edit

valen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of valer
  2. inflection of valar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

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)

  1. BRAVE
  2. STRONG

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • English: vail
  • Scots: vail (obsolete)

References edit

Old Occitan edit

Etymology edit

From Latin valēns, valentem.

Adjective edit

valen m or f (plural valens)

  1. valiant; chivalrous; knightly
    • 13th Century, Guillem Ramon de Gironella, Partiment:
      d'una pros dona valen
      of a brave, valliant woman

Descendants edit

Spanish edit

Verb edit

valen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of valer

Swedish edit

Noun edit

valen

  1. definite singular of val c (whale)
  2. definite plural of val n (choice; election)

Anagrams edit