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valen

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Catalan

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Verb

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valen

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

Galician

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Verb

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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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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valen (rare)

  1. BRAVE
  2. STRONG

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • English: vail
  • Scots: vail (obsolete)

References

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Old Occitan

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Etymology

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From Latin valēns, valentem.

Adjective

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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

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Spanish

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Verb

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valen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of valer

Swedish

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Noun

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valen

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

Anagrams

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