"vale" meaning in English

See vale in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈvɑːleɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vale (farewell).wav
enPR: väʹlā Etymology: Borrowed from Latin valē, singular imperative of valeō (“be well”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|valē}} Latin valē, {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂welh₁-|id=rule}} Head templates: {{en-interj}} vale
  1. (usually seen in obituaries) Farewell. Categories (place): Landforms Related terms: valediction, valiant
    Sense id: en-vale-en-intj-UupnNZ36 Disambiguation of Landforms: 69 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English farewells, English heteronyms, Pages with 18 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English farewells: 91 9 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 18 entries: 0 1 0 12 2 0 0 0 0 15 2 12 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 5 1 15 2 7 0 1 15 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 11 2 0 0 0 0 16 1 13 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 7 1 16 1 8 0 1 16 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /veɪl/, [veɪɫ] Audio: en-us-vale.ogg Forms: vales [plural]
enPR: vāl Rhymes: -eɪl Etymology: From Middle English vale, from Old French val (“valley”), from Latin vallis, valles. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|vale}} Middle English vale, {{der|en|fro|val||valley}} Old French val (“valley”), {{der|en|la|vallis, valles}} Latin vallis, valles Head templates: {{en-noun}} vale (plural vales)
  1. (chiefly poetic) A valley. Tags: poetic Synonyms: dale, valley Related terms: valley
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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          "word": "Vale of White Horse"
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