avalen

Catalan

Verb

avalen

1. third-person plural present indicative of avalar

Cornish

Etymology

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

Noun

avalen f (plural avalennow or avalednow)

1. 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

1. To (cause to) sink or drop.
2. To come or go downwards.
3. To lower one's headgear in deference.
4. (figurative) To humble; to abase.
5. (rare) To recede; to draw back.
6. (rare) To droop; to hang down.

Conjugation

Conjugation of avalen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) avalen, avale
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	avale	avaled
2nd-person singular	avalest	avaledest
3rd-person singular	avaleth	avaled
subjunctive singular	avale
imperative singular		—
plural1	avalen, avale	avaleden, avalede
imperative plural	avaleth, avale	—
participles	avalynge, avalende	avaled, yavaled

¹Sometimes 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

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