"valey" meaning in All languages combined

See valey on Wiktionary

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈvalæi̯(ə)/, /ˈvaːlæi̯(ə)/
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman valey, from Latin vallis. Compare vale. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|valey}} Anglo-Norman valey, {{der|enm|la|vallis}} Latin vallis Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} valey, {{enm-noun}} valey (plural valeys) Forms: valeys [plural], faleye [alternative], valai [alternative], valay [alternative], valaye [alternative], valei [alternative], valeie [alternative], valeiȝe [alternative], valeye [alternative], valowe [alternative], valleie [alternative], valy [alternative], wallay [alternative]
  1. valley (depression between hills)
    Sense id: en-valey-enm-noun-k-Xn0CnF Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Landforms, War Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 43 13 31 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 42 19 19 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Landforms: 78 7 7 7 Disambiguation of War: 100 0 0 0
  2. battlefield (place of battle)
    Sense id: en-valey-enm-noun-7xyTLTS~
  3. underworld, hell
    Sense id: en-valey-enm-noun-6Fi2PXVx
  4. (rare) An indentation or depression. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-valey-enm-noun-7lJNMI1M

Noun [Old French]

Forms: valey oblique singular or [canonical, feminine], valeys [oblique, plural], valey [nominative, singular], valeys [nominative, plural]
Head templates: {{fro-noun|f}} valey oblique singular, f (oblique plural valeys, nominative singular valey, nominative plural valeys)
  1. (Anglo-Norman) alternative form of valee Tags: Anglo-Norman, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: valee

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "valley"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "vally"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "vailey"
    }
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    },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Anglo-Norman valey, from Latin vallis. Compare vale.",
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    {
      "form": "valeys",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faleye",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valai",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valay",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valaye",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valei",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valeie",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valeiȝe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valeye",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valowe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valleie",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valy",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wallay",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "valey (plural valeys)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
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        {
          "_dis": "42 19 19 19",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 20 20 20",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "78 7 7 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Landforms",
          "orig": "enm:Landforms",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "War",
          "orig": "enm:War",
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        }
      ],
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        "valley (depression between hills)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "valley",
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      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "battlefield",
          "battlefield"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "underworld, hell"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "underworld",
          "underworld"
        ],
        [
          "hell",
          "hell"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "An indentation or depression."
      ],
      "id": "en-valey-enm-noun-7lJNMI1M",
      "links": [
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          "indentation"
        ],
        [
          "depression",
          "depression"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) An indentation or depression."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvalæi̯(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvaːlæi̯(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "valey"
}

{
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      "form": "valey oblique singular or",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valeys",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valey",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valeys",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "f"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old French",
  "lang_code": "fro",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "word": "valee"
        }
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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          "valee",
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        "(Anglo-Norman) alternative form of valee"
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
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    "Middle English nouns",
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    "Middle English terms derived from Anglo-Norman",
    "Middle English terms derived from Latin",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Landforms",
    "enm:War"
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      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "valley"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "vally"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "vailey"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
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        "3": "vallis"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin vallis",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Anglo-Norman valey, from Latin vallis. Compare vale.",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faleye",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valai",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valay",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valaye",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valei",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valeie",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valeiȝe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valeye",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valowe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valleie",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "valy",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wallay",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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        [
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        ],
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          "hell",
          "hell"
        ]
      ]
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        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
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      "glosses": [
        "An indentation or depression."
      ],
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        [
          "indentation",
          "indentation"
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          "depression",
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      ],
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        "(rare) An indentation or depression."
      ],
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    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvalæi̯(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvaːlæi̯(ə)/"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "feminine"
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    {
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        "oblique",
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    {
      "form": "valey",
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    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      ],
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        "alt-of",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for valey meaning in All languages combined (3.2kB)

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