bale

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Noun 1.4.1.1 Translations 1.4.2 Verb 1.4.2.1 Translations 1.5 Etymology 4 1.5.1 Verb 1.5.1.1 Translations 1.6 Anagrams 2 Turkish 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /beɪl/, SAMPA: /beIl/

  Rhymes: -eɪl

• Homophones: bail

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English bealo, from Germanic *balwo. Cognate with Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (balweins), “‘torture’”), Old High German balo (“‘destruction’”), Old Norse bǫl (“‘disaster’”).

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bale (uncountable)

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

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• baleful

[edit] Etymology 2

Old English bǣl, from Germanic *bālo, from Proto-Indo-European. Cognate with Old Norse bál (which may have been the direct source for the English word).

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bale (plural bales)

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

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• balefire
• baleful

[edit] Etymology 3

Precise derivation uncertain: perhaps from Old French bale, balle, from Mediaeval Latin balla (“‘ball, rounded package’”); or perhaps from Flemish bale (modern Dutch baal), itself borrowed from French.

[edit] Noun

bale (plural bales)

1. A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.
2. A bundle of compressed wool or hay, compacted for shipping and handling.
3. A measurement of hay equal to 10 flakes. Approximately 70-90 lbs (32-41 kg).
4. A measurement of paper equal to 10 reams.

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[edit] Verb

to bale (third-person singular simple present bales, present participle baling, simple past and past participle baled)

1. (transitive) To wrap into a bale.

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[edit] Etymology 4

Alternative spelling of bail

[edit] Verb

to bale (third-person singular simple present bales, present participle baling, simple past and past participle baled)

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

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• Alphagram: abel
• able

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[edit] Turkish

[edit] Noun

bale

1. ballet