bale

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beɪl/ Rhymes: -eɪl Homophone: bail === Etymology 1 === From Middle English bale (“evil”), from Old English bealu, from Proto-West Germanic *balu, from Proto-Germanic *balwą. Cognate with Low German bal- (“bad, ill”), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (balweins, “torture”), Old High German balo (“destruction”), Old Norse bǫl (“disaster”). ==== Noun ==== bale (uncountable) Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death. Suffering, woe, torment. ===== Derived terms ===== baleful === Etymology 2 === From Middle English bale (“pyre, funeral pyre”), from Old English bǣl (“pyre, funeral pyre”), from Proto-Germanic *bēlą (“pyre”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine; gleam; sparkle”). Cognate with Old Norse bál (which may have been the direct source for the English word). ==== Noun ==== bale (plural bales) (obsolete) A large fire, a conflagration or bonfire. (archaic) A funeral pyre. (archaic) A beacon-fire. ===== Derived terms ===== balefire === Etymology 3 === From Middle English bale (“bale”), from Old French bale and Medieval Latin bala, of Germanic origin. Doublet of ball. ==== Noun ==== bale (plural bales) A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation. A bundle of compressed fibers (especially hay, straw, cotton, or wool), compacted for shipping and handling and bound by twine or wire. Hyponyms: haybale, strawbale A measurement of hay equal to 10 flakes. Approximately 70-90 lbs (32-41 kg). A measurement of paper equal to 10 reams. A block of compressed cannabis. (collective) A group of turtles. ===== Coordinate terms ===== (measurement of paper): bundle, quire, ream ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== Further reading ===== Units of paper quantity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ==== Verb ==== bale (third-person singular simple present bales, present participle baling, simple past and past participle baled) (transitive) To wrap into a bale. ===== Derived terms ===== bale up ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 4 === Alternative spelling of bail. ==== Verb ==== bale (third-person singular simple present bales, present participle baling, simple past and past participle baled) (British, nautical) To remove water from a boat with buckets etc. ===== Translations ===== === Further reading === Bale in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) === Anagrams === -able, Abel, Able, Beal, Blea, Ebla, Elba, able, albe, bael, beal, blea == Balinese == === Noun === bale alternative spelling of balé == Basque == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish vale. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bale/ [ba.le] Rhymes: -ale, -e Hyphenation: ba‧le === Interjection === bale (Southern, colloquial) okay Synonym: ados === Further reading === “bale”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “bale”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 == Buginese == === Noun === bale alternative spelling of balé (“fish”) == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Verb === bale (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of balen === Anagrams === Abel == French == === Alternative forms === balle === Etymology === Of Celtic origin, from Gaulish *balu, which is related to Proto-Celtic *bolgos (“bag, sack”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bal/ === Noun === bale f (uncountable) chaff (inedible casing of a grain seed) === Further reading === “bale”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Haitian Creole == === Etymology === From French balai. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba.le/ === Noun === bale broom === Verb === bale to sweep === References === Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎[2], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 19 == Javanese == === Romanization === bale alternative spelling of balé, romanization of ꦧꦭꦺ == Kapampangan == === Etymology === From Proto-Philippine *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈle/ [bəˈlɛː] Hyphenation: ba‧le === Noun === balé house ==== Derived terms ==== == Makasar == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbale/, [ˈɓa.lɛ] Hyphenation: ba‧le === Adjective === bale (Lontara spelling ᨅᨒᨙ) savory; umami (e.g. cheese) Balei kasiaʼna jukukku ― My fish tastes savory. delicious; tasty (of sound or voice) pleasant, satisfactory; nice Balei batena aʼbicara ― The way he tells the story is pleasant. ==== Synonyms ==== nyamang janna ==== Affixations ==== === Further reading === A. A. Cense (2024), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek‎[3], Brill, →DOI == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English bealu, from Proto-West Germanic *balu, from Proto-Germanic *balwą. ==== Alternative forms ==== balu ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbaːl(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== bale (plural bales) An evil or wrong act; a bad deed. Maliciousness, iniquity, damage. Devastation and doom; the causing of lifelessness. Woe or torment; hurting, agony. ===== Related terms ===== baleful bale-siðe bali ===== Descendants ===== English: bale (dated) ⇒ Yola: ballcoot ===== References ===== “bāle, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 19 May 2018. ==== Adjective ==== bale decisive, ruinous, vicious tormentuous, painful, hurtful ===== References ===== “bāle, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 19 May 2018. === Etymology 2 === Either from Old English bǣl, Old Norse bál, or a conflation of both; in any case, from Proto-Germanic *bēlą. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /baːl/ ==== Noun ==== bale Any large fire; a bonfire or pyre. A fire for inhumation; a funeral pyre. A fire for execution or killing. ===== Related terms ===== bale-fyre ===== Descendants ===== English: bale (archaic) Scots: bale ===== References ===== “bāl(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 19 May 2018. === Etymology 3 === Probably borrowed from Old French bale, balle, from Medieval Latin balla, from Frankish or Old High German balla (“ball”), from Proto-Germanic *balluz. ==== Alternative forms ==== bala, ball ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbaːl(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== bale (plural bales) A bale (rounded bundle) ===== Descendants ===== English: bale ===== References ===== “bāle, n.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 19 May 2018. James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Bale”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC. “bale”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN. == North Moluccan Malay == === Etymology === From Classical Malay باليق (balik). The noun sense is derived from how papeda is served by turning it around a pair of tongs; a serving is thus called a turn of papeda. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈba.le/ === Verb === bale (intransitive) to turn around (intransitive) to reverse === Noun === bale (of papeda, etc.) a portion, serving lima bale, bukang lima bokor ― five portions, not five bowls ==== References ==== Betty Litamahuputty (2012), Ternate Malay: Grammar and Texts == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Verb === bale (present tense balar, past tense bala, past participle bala, passive infinitive balast, present participle balande, imperative bale/bal) alternative form of bala == Old Javanese == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba.le/ Rhymes: -le Hyphenation: ba‧le === Noun === bale open building pavilion hall ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Javanese: ꦧꦭꦺ (balé) (inherited) === References === "bale" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982. == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Noun === bale locative singular of bala (“strength”) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Homophones: Báli (Brazil), vale (Northern Portugal) Hyphenation: ba‧le === Verb === bale inflection of balar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative inflection of balir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Romanian == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin root *baba. Compare French bave, Italian bava, Spanish and Portuguese baba. The normal result, *ba, is not used as the singular has been replaced with bală through analogy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈba.le/ === Noun === bale f pl (plural only) slobber, drool, dribble, saliva Synonym: salivă ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== bălos == Saterland Frisian == === Alternative forms === baale, balle === Etymology === Uncertain. Perhaps a corruption of Old Frisian *babbelia (“to babble”), in which case from Proto-West Germanic *babalōn, from Proto-Germanic *babalōną, whence also Saterland Frisian babbelje. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaːlə/ Hyphenation: ba‧le === Verb === bale (intransitive) to speak ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Marron C. Fort (2015), “bale”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN == Spanish == === Verb === bale inflection of balar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === bali === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish vale, third-person singular present indicative form of valer (“to be worth”), from Old Spanish valer. Compare Chavacano vale. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbale/ [ˈbaː.lɛ] Rhymes: -ale Syllabification: ba‧le === Noun === bale (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒ) (chiefly in the negative, colloquial) worth; value promissory note; credit; IOU request of partial advanced payment === Adverb === bale (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒ) used to connect previous conversation or events to the following question: so used before stating or enumerating the gist or summary of what is being discussed used as a meaningless filler word to begin a response or when one cannot start to speak === Adjective === bale (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒ) (colloquial) valuable; important bought on credit ==== Derived terms ==== == Turkish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ballet. === Noun === bale (definite accusative baleyi, plural baleler) ballet