avalen

Catalan

Verb

avalen

third-person plural present indicative of avalar

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *aβaln, from Proto-Celtic *abalnā.

Noun

avalen f (plural avalennow or avalednow)

apple tree

Middle English

Alternative forms

availen, avale, avayle, awale

Etymology

From Old French avaler, a univerbation of a val (“to the valley”). Equivalent to a- +‎ vale +‎ -en (infinitival suffix); compare valen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈvaːlən/

Verb

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

Conjugation of *avalen* (weak in -ed)
	present tense	past tense
infinitive	(to) avalen, avale

1st-person singular	avale	avaled
2nd-person singular	avalest	avaledest
3rd-person singular	avaleth	avaled
subjunctive singular	avale	avaled
imperative singular	avale	—

plural¹	avalen, avale	avaleden, avalede
imperative plural	avaleth, avale	—

participles	avalynge, avalende	avaled, yavaled

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: avale

References

“avālen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Spanish

Verb

avalen

inflection of avalar:
1. third-person plural present subjunctive
2. third-person plural imperative