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