bale
Middle English
/ˈbaːl(ə)/, /baːl/, /ˈbaːl(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- An evil or wrong act; a bad deed.
- Maliciousness, iniquity, damage.
- Devastation and doom; the causing of lifelessness.
- Woe or torment; hurting, agony.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English bealo inherited from Proto-Germanic *balwą (evil).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*balwą
Gloss
evil
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bale English
- baleage English
- balefire English
- baleful English
- baler English
- haybale English
- strawbale English
- unbale English
- *balwą Proto-Germanic
- bealo Old English
- bealocwealm Old English
- bealohydig Old English
- bealosīþ Old English
- bealuful Old English
- bǣlfȳr Old English
- feorhbealo Old English
- morþbealo Old English
- nihtbealo Old English
- bale-fyre Middle English
- bale-siðe Middle English
- baleful Middle English
- bales Middle English
- balfulli Middle English
- fyr Middle English
- sith Middle English
- bǫl Old Norse
- balo Old High German
- బేలు Telugu
- balstūrich Middle Low German
- balu Old Saxon
- balu- Old Saxon