see|Bâle

English
Pronunciation
IPA|/beɪl/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪl|-eɪl

Homophones
bail

Etymology 1
Old English bealo, from Germanic *balwo. Cognate with Old High German balo �destruction�, Old Norse bǫl �disaster�.

Noun
en-noun|-

1. evil|Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
2. suffering|Suffering, woe, torment.

Derived terms
baleful

Etymology 2
Old English bæl|bǣl, from Germanic *b�lo, from Indo-European. Cognate with Old Norse bál (which may have been the direct source for the English word).

Noun
en-noun

1. obsolete A large fire, a conflagration or bonfire.
2. archaic A funeral pyre.
3. archaic A beacon-fire.

Derived terms
balefire

Etymology 3
Precise derivation uncertain: perhaps from Old French #Old French|bale, balle, from mediaeval Latin balla �ball, rounded package�; or perhaps from Flemish #Flemish|bale (modern Dutch baal), itself borrowed from French.

Noun
en-noun

#A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation; a bundle of compressed wool or hay, compacted for shipping and handling.
#A measurement of hay equal to 10 flakes. Approximately 70-90 lbs.
#A measurement of paper equal to 10 reams.

Verb
en-verb|bal|es

1. transitive To wrap into a bale.

Etymology 4
Alternative spelling of bail.

Verb
en-verb|bal|es

1. UK (nautical) To remove water from a boat with buckets etc.

Anagrams
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Turkish
Noun
bale

1. ballet

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