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Middle English
- faleye, valai, valay, valaye, valei, valeie, valeiȝe, valeye, valowe, valleie, valy, wallay
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman valey, from Latin vallis. Compare vale.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvalɛi̯(ə)/, /ˈvaːlɛi̯(ə)/
Noun
valey (plural valeys)
- valley (depression between hills)
- battlefield (place of battle)
- underworld, hell
- (rare) An indentation or depression.
Descendants
References
Old French
Noun
valey oblique singular, f (oblique plural valeys, nominative singular valey, nominative plural valeys)
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of valee