valley

vallis (Latin)

(by extension) hollow. Valley, vale.

valee (Old French)

Valley.

valey (Anglo-Norman)

valley (English)

An elongated depression between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it.. Any structure resembling one, e.g., the meeting point of two pitched roofs.. The area which drains into a river.. The internal angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.