\A*vale"\, v. t. & i. [F. avaler to descend, to let down.
See {Avalanche}.]
1. To cause to descend; to lower; to let fall; to doff.
   [Obs.] --Chaucer.
2. To bring low; to abase. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.
3. (v. i.) To descend; to fall; to dismount. [Obs.]
         And from their sweaty courses did avale. --Spenser.