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Webster 1913 Edition

Bale

Bale

(bāl)
,
Noun.
[OE.
bale
, OF.
bale
, F.
balle
, LL.
bala
, fr. OHG.
balla
,
palla
,
pallo
, G.
ball
,
balle
,
ballen
, ball, round pack; cf. D.
baal
. Cf.
Ball
a round body.]
A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation; also, a bundle of straw, hay, etc., put up compactly for transportation.
Bale of dice
,
a pair of dice.
[Obs.]
B. Jonson.

Bale

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Baled
(bāld)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Baling
.]
To make up in a bale.
Goldsmith.

Bale

,
Verb.
T.
See
Bail
,
Verb.
T.
, to lade.

Bale

(bāl)
,
Noun.
[AS.
bealo
,
bealu
,
balu
; akin to OS.
balu
, OHG.
balo
, Icel.
böl
, Goth.
balweins
.]
1.
Misery; calamity; misfortune; sorrow.
Let now your bliss be turned into
bale
.
Spenser.
2.
Evil; an evil, pernicious influence; something causing great injury.
[Now chiefly poetic]

Webster 1828 Edition

Bale

BALE

, n.[Heb. to bind, to pledge, and its derivative.]
1.
A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for carriage or transportation.
2.
Formerly, a pair of dice

BALE

,
Verb.
T.
To make up in a bale.

BALE

,
Noun.
[Heb. to grieve or mourn, to be desolate, or to destroy.]
Misery; calamity.

Definition 2024

bāle

bāhle

ǃXóõ

Noun

bāhle ‎(tone I, class 3, plural bāhn)

  1. arrowshaft, reed, sorghum

Usage notes

The plural is a member of Noun Class 2.

References

  • A ǃXóõ Dictionary, ISBN 978-3-89645-869-8

Etymology

From Tswana.

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