"vale" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvaːl(ə)/ Forms: vales [plural], vaile [alternative], vayle [alternative], wale [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French val, from Latin vallis. Compare valey. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|val}} Old French val, {{der|enm|la|vallis}} Latin vallis Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} vale, {{enm-noun}} vale (plural vales)
  1. valley (depression between hills)
    Sense id: en-vale-enm-noun-k-Xn0CnF Categories (other): Landforms, War Disambiguation of Landforms: 62 10 10 10 8 Disambiguation of War: 49 0 0 0 51
  2. battlefield (place of battle)
    Sense id: en-vale-enm-noun-7xyTLTS~
  3. (figuratively) (A place of) hardship. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-vale-enm-noun-uHnIdOK3
  4. (rare) An indentation or depression. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-vale-enm-noun-7lJNMI1M
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: valen, avalen
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} vale
  1. Alternative form of valen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: valen
    Sense id: en-vale-enm-verb-BsA6bG7n Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, War Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 23 7 21 7 41 Disambiguation of War: 49 0 0 0 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "form": "vayle",
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        "(A place of) hardship."
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        "(figuratively) (A place of) hardship."
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        "(rare) An indentation or depression."
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    },
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      "form": "vayle",
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        "(figuratively) (A place of) hardship."
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        "An indentation or depression."
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        "(rare) An indentation or depression."
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  ],
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