valen

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

• vale, vayle

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaːlən/

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

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

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin valēns, valentem.

Adjective

valen m or f (plural valens)

1. valiant; chivalrous; knightly
   • 13^th Century, Guillem Ramon de Gironella, Partiment:

     d'una pros dona valen

     of a brave, valliant woman

Descendants

• Occitan: valent

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”)

Anagrams

• alven, elvan, laven, navel