"avalen" meaning in Middle English

See avalen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /aˈvaːlən/
Etymology: From Old French avaler, a univerbation of a val (“to the valley”). Equivalent to a- + vale + -en (infinitival suffix); compare valen. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|avaler}} Old French avaler, {{af|enm|a-|vale|-en|id3=infinitival|pos3=infinitival suffix}} a- + vale + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} avalen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|aval}} Forms: weak [table-tags], avalen [infinitive], to avalen [infinitive], avale [infinitive], avale [first-person, present, singular], avaled [first-person, past, singular], avalest [present, second-person, singular], avaledest [past, second-person, singular], avaleth [present, singular, third-person], avaled [past, singular, third-person], avale [present, singular, subjunctive], avaled [past, singular, subjunctive], avale [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], avalen [plural, present], avale [plural, present], avaleden [past, plural], avalede [past, plural], avaleth [imperative, plural, present], avale [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], avalynge [participle, present], avalende [participle, present], avaled [participle, past], yavaled [participle, past]
  1. To (cause to) sink or drop.
    Sense id: en-avalen-enm-verb-ezMoCKRt
  2. To come or go downwards. Categories (topical): Emotions, Headwear
    Sense id: en-avalen-enm-verb-dgxjD36d Disambiguation of Emotions: 6 72 19 0 0 3 Disambiguation of Headwear: 4 42 51 0 0 3 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms prefixed with a-, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 28 25 2 13 2 1 2 2 23 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 8 65 5 4 7 10 Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with a-: 19 24 13 11 19 14 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 16 39 10 9 15 11
  3. To lower one's headgear in deference. Categories (topical): Headwear
    Sense id: en-avalen-enm-verb-AZltQjNQ Disambiguation of Headwear: 4 42 51 0 0 3
  4. (figurative) To humble; to abase. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-avalen-enm-verb-7o7TWwbF
  5. (rare) To recede; to draw back. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-avalen-enm-verb-NiIsm-x4
  6. (rare) To droop; to hang down. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-avalen-enm-verb-lMj2IF1O
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: availen, avale, avayle, awale

Alternative forms

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          "deference"
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        "To humble; to abase."
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        "(figurative) To humble; to abase."
      ],
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        "To recede; to draw back."
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          "draw",
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          "back"
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        "(rare) To recede; to draw back."
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        "To droop; to hang down."
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          "down"
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        "(rare) To droop; to hang down."
      ],
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        "To recede; to draw back."
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          "recede"
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          "draw",
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        "(rare) To recede; to draw back."
      ],
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        "rare"
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    {
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        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
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        "To droop; to hang down."
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          "droop",
          "droop"
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          "hang",
          "hang"
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          "down",
          "down"
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        "(rare) To droop; to hang down."
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    {
      "ipa": "/aˈvaːlən/"
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      "word": "availen"
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    },
    {
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      "word": "awale"
    }
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  "word": "avalen"
}

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