availen

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French a (“to”) + vail (from valoir (“to be worth”)).

Verb

availen

1. To be useful; to have use.

Conjugation

Conjugation of availen (weak in -ede)

infinitive	(to) availen, availe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	availe	availed(e)
2nd-person singular	availest	availedest
3rd-person singular	availeth	availed(e)
subjunctive singular	availe
imperative singular		—
plural1	availen, availe	availeden, availed(e)
imperative plural	availeth, availe	—
participles	availynge, availende	availed, yavailed

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

Descendants

• English: avail

Etymology 2

Verb

availen

1. alternative form of avalen