avale

verb

-ed/-ing/-s

transitive verb

1

obsolete : lower : let fall

2

obsolete : to bring low : abase

intransitive verb

1

obsolete : descend, dismount

2

obsolete : to sink down : flow down

Word History

Etymology

Middle English avalen, from Middle French avaler, from Old French, from aval downward, from a to (from Latin ad) + val valley

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