bale

Meanings

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

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

1. A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.
2. A bundle of compressed fibers (especially hay, straw, cotton, or wool), compacted for shipping and handling and bound by twine or wire.
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.
5. A block of compressed cannabis.
6. A group of turtles.

1. To wrap into a bale.

1. To remove water from a boat with buckets etc.

1. A surname.

1. A municipality of Croatia.

Etymology

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”).