OriginFrom Middle English avalen, from Old French avaler (“to descend”), a univerbation of a val (“to the valley”).
- obsolete, transitiveTo cause to descend; to lower; to let fall
- obsolete, transitiveTo bring low; to abase.
- intransitive, obsoleteTo descend; to fall; to dismount.
“And from their sweaty courses did avale.”
Formsavales(present, singular, third-person) · avaling(participle, present) · avaled(participle, past) · avaled(past)
Source: Wiktionary