valey

See also: Valey

Middle English

Alternative forms

faleye, valai, valay, valaye, valei, valeie, valeiȝe, valeye, valowe, valleie, valy, wallay

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman valey, from Latin vallis. Compare vale.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvalæi̯(ə)/, /ˈvaːlæi̯(ə)/

Noun

valey (plural valeys)

valley (depression between hills)
battlefield (place of battle)
underworld, hell
(rare) An indentation or depression.

Descendants

English: valley
English: (Ottawa-Valley) vally
Scots: vailey

References

“valei(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old French

Noun

valey oblique singular, f (oblique plural valeys, nominative singular valey, nominative plural valeys)

(Anglo-Norman) alternative form of valee