valer

See also: valêr, Valér, and Våler

Catalan

Alternative forms

• valdre

Etymology

From , from Latin valēre, present active infinitive of valeō, from Proto-Italic *walēō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from *h₂welh₁- (“to rule, be strong”).

Verb

valer (first-person singular present valc, first-person singular preterite valguí, past participle valgut)

1. to be worth
   • 2019 August 14, Lluís Amiguet, “Viu-ho, fes-ne fotos i comparteix”, in La Vanguardia‎^[1]:

     Soc conscient que li he robat l’article, però la consciència humana no val res al costat de la intel·ligència.

     I'm aware that I have stolen the article from him, but human consciousness is worth nothing compared to intelligence.

2. (intransitive) to be useful

Related terms

• valent
• valor

Further reading

• “valer” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “valer”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “valer” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “valer” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese valer, from Latin valēre, present active infinitive of valeō (“I am worth”).

Verb

1. to be useful
2. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of valer
3. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of valer

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Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French valeur

Noun

valer

1. value, worth

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French valeir, from Latin valeō, valēre (“be worth”).

Verb

valer

1. (Jersey) to be worth

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Old French

Verb

valer

1. to drop (to allow to fall)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-als, *-alt are modified to aus, aut. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of valer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		valer			avoir valé
gerund		en valant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		valant
past participle		valé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	val	vales	vale	valons	valez	valent
	imperfect	valoie, valeie, valoe, valeve	valoies, valeies, valoes, valeves	valoit, valeit, valot, valeve	valiiens, valiens	valiiez, valiez	valoient, valeient, valoent, valevent
	preterite	valai	valas	vala	valames	valastes	valerent
	future	valerai	valeras	valera	valerons	valeroiz, valereiz, valerez	valeront
	conditional	valeroie, valereie	valeroies, valereies	valeroit, valereit	valeriiens, valeriens	valeriiez, valeriez	valeroient, valereient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	val	vaus	vaut	valons	valez	valent
	imperfect	valasse	valasses	valast	valissons, valissiens	valissoiz, valissez, valissiez	valassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	vale	—	valons	valez	—

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (valer)
• valer on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese valer, from Latin valēre, present active infinitive of valeō, from Proto-Italic *walēō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from *h₂welh₁- (“to rule, be strong”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɐˈleɾ/
• IPA^(key): /vaˈle(ʁ)/
• Hyphenation: va‧ler

Verb

1. (transitive) to be worth, valid or acceptable

   Quanto é que isto vale? ― How much is it worth?

   Vale tudo. ― Anything goes.

   Não vale deixar o rei em xeque. ― It is not permitted to leave the king under check.

   Esse jogador não vale nada. ― That player is worthless / sucks.

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Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French valeur

Noun

valer

1. value, worth

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish valer, from Latin valēre, present active infinitive of valeō (“I am worth”), from Proto-Italic *walēō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from *h₂welh₁- (“to rule, be strong”). Compare English value.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈleɾ/ [baˈleɾ]

Verb

1. to be worth
   • 2007 , El sueño de Morfeo, Entérate ya

     No me valen tus lamentos; ya sé que nadie es perfecto. Me has hecho daño; no hay vuelta atrás.

     Your regrets are worthless to me; I already know nobody's perfect. You've done me harm; there's no going back.

   ¿Cuánto vale? ― How much is it worth?

2. to be useful or valid
3. to be well, healthy
4. to be strong

Derived terms

• en la guerra y en el amor todo vale
• más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer
• más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando
• más vale tarde que nunca
• mi casa y mi hogar cien doblas val
• una imagen vale más que mil palabras
• valérselas

 

Related terms

• vale
• valefacer (“to make an IOU”)
• valor
• valiente
• valencia
• valentía

References

• Template:R:DRAE 2001