Vail

Morpheme

Vail

Type

free base

Denotation

lower, let fall, downward

Etymology

Middle English valen; from both (1) Anglo-Norman valer and (2) Middle English avalen; both from Anglo-Norman avaler, from aval, from a + val; Latin ad + vallēs

Evidence

vail, vailed, vailing, vails

Notes

homophone of Vale, Veil, and Veil(le)

Homographs

Vail