valer

== Catalan == === Alternative forms === valguer, valdre, valre === Etymology === Inherited from Old Catalan valer, from Latin valēre, from Proto-Italic *walēō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from *h₂welh₁- (“to rule, be strong”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [bəˈle̞] IPA(key): (Balearic) [vəˈlə] IPA(key): (Central) [bəˈlɛ] IPA(key): (Valencia) [vaˈleɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [baˈle] === Verb === valer (first-person singular present valc, first-person singular preterite valguí, past participle valgut) to be worth (intransitive) to be useful ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== prevaler valent valor === References === “valer”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “valer”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “valer” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “valer”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese valer, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin valēre (“to be worth”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈleɾ/ [baˈleɾ] Rhymes: -eɾ Hyphenation: va‧ler === Verb === valer (first-person singular present vallo, first-person singular preterite valín, past participle valido) to be useful Synonym: servir to be worth; to cost 1466, M. Lucas Alvarez & P. P. Lucas Domínguez, P. P. (ed. ) (1988): San Pedro de Ramirás. Un monasterio femenino en la Edad Media. Colección diplomática. Santiago: Publicacións de Caixa Galicia. Synonym: costar to fit Synonyms: acaer, servir to be valid to help, aid Deus nos valla! ― God helps us! (pronominal) to make use [with de ‘of’] Synonym: empregar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “valer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “valer”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “valer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “valer”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “valer”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Mauritian Creole == === Etymology === From French valeur. === Noun === valer value, worth === References === Baker, Philip; Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987), Diksiyoner kreol morisyeṅ [Mauritian Creole Dictionary] (in French and English), Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French valeir, from Latin valeō, valēre (“be worth”). === Verb === valer (Jersey) to be worth == Old French == === Verb === valer to drop (to allow to fall) ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-als, *-alt are modified to aus, aut. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. === References === Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “valer”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC. valer on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese valer, from Latin valēre, from Proto-Italic *walēō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from *h₂welh₁- (“to rule, be strong”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: va‧ler === Verb === valer (first-person singular present valho, first-person singular preterite vali, past participle valido) (transitive) to be worth, valid or acceptable Quanto é que isto vale? ― How much is it worth? Vale tudo. ― Anything goes. Não vale deixar o rei em xeque. ― It is not permitted to leave the king under check. Esse jogador não vale nada. ― That player is worthless / sucks. (reflexive) to show bravery (pronominal) to make use [with de ‘of’] (transitive) to earn, to draw ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “valer”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “valer”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Seychellois Creole == === Etymology === From French valeur. === Noun === valer value, worth === References === D'Offay, Danielle; Lionnet, Guy (1982), Diksyonner kreol-franse [Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Hamburg: Buske, →ISBN == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish valer, from Latin valēre, valeō, from Proto-Italic *walēō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from *h₂welh₁- (“to rule, be strong”). Compare English value. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈleɾ/ [baˈleɾ] Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: va‧ler === Verb === valer (first-person singular present valgo, first-person singular preterite valí, past participle valido) to be worth 2007 , El sueño de Morfeo, Entérate ya ¿Cuánto vale? ― How much is it worth? to be useful or valid to be well, healthy to be strong (reflexive) (+ de) to make use of (reflexive) to take care of oneself, to manage (on one's own) (colloquial, Latin America, intransitive) ellipsis of valer verga (“be fucked, i.e. broken or in trouble”) or similar expressions Ya valimos. ― We're fucked. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “valer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025