valen

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See also: válen

Catalan

Verb

valen

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

Galician

Verb

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Either from Anglo-Norman valer or a aphetic form of avalen. Equivalent to vale +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

Verb

valen (rare)

  1. BRAVE
  2. STRONG

Conjugation

Conjugation of valen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) valen, vale
present tense past tense
1st-person singular vale valed
2nd-person singular valest valedest
3rd-person singular valeth valed
subjunctive singular vale
imperative singular —
plural1 valen, vale valeden, valede
imperative plural valeth, vale —
participles valynge, valende valed, yvaled

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

Descendants

  • English: vail
  • Scots: vail (obsolete)

References

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin valēns, valentem.

Adjective

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

Spanish

Verb

valen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of valer

Swedish

Noun

valen

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

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