(a) To help (sb.), assist; do good to (sb.), benefit, be profitable to; (b) refl. to help oneself, succeed; (c) impers. or with delayed subject: availeth, it availeth, it avails (sb.), it profits, it helps; what availeth the, what use is it to you; what might it the ~, what good would it do you; wher him might ~, where there might be profit for him; etc.; (d) to support (sb.) in war; (e) to advance (a cause), help to bring about (sth.); (f) to increase the income of (sb.), be profitable to.

(a) To be helpful, be of use, do good; litel ~, to be of little use; what availeth, what is the use of; (b) impers. or with delayed subject: if it ~, if it is helpful or desirable; it availeth not (nought), it is of no use, it does no good; it mai (might, mote) ~, it may (might) be helpful; it might not ~, it was of no use; it wold not ~, nought it shold ~, it would not help, it would do no good; ~ what ~ mai, help what may help; etc.; (c) ~ to, to help (sb.), be beneficial to (sth.), be of use in (war), be of use or value to; (d) ~ to (into), to help bring about (sth.), help to achieve; help to advance (a cause); (e) with infin.: ~ to haven, to assist (sb.) in obtaining; ~ for to usen, to help to accustom (sb. to sth.).

(a) To be successful, prosper; to be sufficient for a purpose; to be worthy or of value; ppl. availing, profitable, valuable; ppl. availed, effective, strong, worthy; (b) ~ again(es, to prevail against (sth.), overcome; (c) ~ to, to succeed in reaching (a place); (d) with infin.: to be able (to do sth.), succeed (in doing sth.); (e) law to be legally valid.

To yield (an income).