deval
1 of 2intransitive verb
de·val
dəˈvȧl,
-vȯl
-ed/-ing/-s
chiefly Scottish
: to leave off : cease
it rained the whole day and never devaled
deval
2 of 2noun
"
plural -s
Scottish
: cessation, pause
Word History
Etymology
Intransitive verb
Middle English devalen to descend, sink, from Middle French devaler, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin devallare, from Latin de down, away + (assumed) Vulgar Latin -vallare (from Latin valles, vallis valley)
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