"bæl" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Old English]

IPA: /bæːl/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *bēlą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-. Cognate with Old Norse bál (whence Icelandic bál (“a fire; a conflagration”), Danish bål (“fire, bonfire, pyre”), Norwegian bål and Swedish bål (“pyre, bonfire”)). Further Indo-European cognates include Sanskrit भाल (bhāla, “splendour”), Ancient Greek φαλός (phalós, “white”) and Old Armenian բալ (bal, “fog”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*bēlą}} Proto-Germanic *bēlą, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*bʰel-}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-, {{cog|non|bál}} Old Norse bál, {{cog|is|bál|t=a fire; a conflagration}} Icelandic bál (“a fire; a conflagration”), {{cog|da|bål|t=fire, bonfire, pyre}} Danish bål (“fire, bonfire, pyre”), {{cog|no|bål}} Norwegian bål, {{cog|sv|bål|t=pyre, bonfire}} Swedish bål (“pyre, bonfire”), {{cog|sa|भाल|t=splendour}} Sanskrit भाल (bhāla, “splendour”), {{cog|grc|φαλός|t=white}} Ancient Greek φαλός (phalós, “white”), {{cog|xcl|բալ|t=fog}} Old Armenian բալ (bal, “fog”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|nominative plural|bǣl|||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=bǣl|sort=}} bǣl n (nominative plural bǣl), {{ang-noun|n|bǣl|head=bǣl}} bǣl n (nominative plural bǣl) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|bǣl}}, {{ang-decl-noun|bǣl|bǣl|bǣl|bǣl|bǣles|bǣla|bǣle|bǣlum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: bǣl [canonical, neuter], bǣl [nominative, plural], strong [table-tags], bǣl [nominative, singular], bǣl [nominative, plural], bǣl [accusative, singular], bǣl [accusative, plural], bǣles [genitive, singular], bǣla [genitive, plural], bǣle [dative, singular], bǣlum [dative, plural]
  1. funeral pyre, bonfire Categories (topical): Death, Fire
    Sense id: en-bæl-ang-noun-xhU8c5iD Disambiguation of Death: 80 20 Disambiguation of Fire: 58 42 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6
  2. fire, flame, blaze
    Sense id: en-bæl-ang-noun-4ZrkANDz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bǣlblæse, bǣlegsa, bǣlfȳr, bǣlstede, bǣlþracu, bǣlwudu, bǣlwylm

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bǣlblæse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bǣlegsa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bǣlfȳr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bǣlstede"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bǣlþracu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bǣlwudu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bǣlwylm"
    }
  ],
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          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: bale",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "possibly from Old Norse"
          },
          "expansion": "(possibly from Old Norse)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: bale (possibly from Old Norse)"
    },
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          "args": {
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        }
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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      },
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        "1": "sa",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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          "_dis": "94 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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            "Light sources",
            "Chemical processes",
            "Light",
            "Nature",
            "Energy",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        ],
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          "bonfire",
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          "flame",
          "flame"
        ],
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          "blaze",
          "blaze"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/bæːl/"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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