valoir

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French valoir, from Old French valoir, valeir, from Latin valēre, from Proto-Italic *walēō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from *h₂welh₁- (“to rule, be strong”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /va.lwaʁ/ Rhymes: -waʁ === Verb === valoir (transitive) to be worth (transitive) to earn, to win, to bring (something of value, ironic usage notwithstanding) (transitive, mathematics) to be equal to (reflexive) to be the same, to have no difference between ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “valoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Alternative forms === valloir (less common) === Etymology === From Latin valēre. === Verb === valoir to be worth; to have a certain value (of a person) to have merit; to be have positive qualities ==== Descendants ==== French: valoir === References === valoir on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French) == Old French == === Alternative forms === valeir === Etymology === From Latin valēre. === Verb === valoir to have value; to be worth ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Derived terms ==== vaillant ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: valoirFrench: valoir Norman: valeir, vaussir (from unattested *valsir from the past tense forms) Walloon: valeur → Middle English: availen (< a (“to”) + vail) English: avail Scots: avail, avale