See bale in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"expansion": "Old Norse bál",
"name": "bor"
},
{
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"1": "enm",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*bēlą"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *bēlą",
"name": "inh"
}
],
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},
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],
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"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"word": "bale-fyre"
}
],
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"glosses": [
"Any large fire; a bonfire or pyre."
],
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"bonfire",
"bonfire"
],
[
"pyre",
"pyre"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A fire for inhumation; a funeral pyre."
],
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[
"inhumation",
"inhumation"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A fire for execution or killing."
],
"links": [
[
"execution",
"execution"
],
[
"killing",
"killing"
]
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/baːl/"
}
],
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}
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"Middle English terms derived from Medieval Latin",
"Middle English terms derived from Old French",
"Middle English terms derived from Old High German",
"Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"Pages with 19 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"enm:Burial",
"enm:Fire"
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"depth": 1,
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"2": "bale"
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"name": "desc"
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}
],
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"2": "fro",
"3": "bale",
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "ML.",
"3": "balla"
},
"expansion": "Medieval Latin balla",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "frk",
"3": "-"
},
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},
{
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"2": "goh",
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"4": "",
"5": "ball"
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
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"1": "enm",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*balluz"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *balluz",
"name": "der"
}
],
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{
"form": "bales",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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"name": "head"
},
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"pl": "bales"
},
"expansion": "bale (plural bales)",
"name": "enm-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"A bale (rounded bundle)"
],
"links": [
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"bale",
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}
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"ipa": "/ˈbaːl(ə)/"
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],
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"word": "bala"
},
{
"word": "ball"
}
],
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}
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