"ball" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Etymology: From Old English *beall. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|*beall}} Old English *beall Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} ball
  1. Alternative form of bal Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bal
    Sense id: en-ball-enm-noun-8Tlbvic6 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Probably from Old French bale. Etymology templates: {{der|enm|fro|bale}} Old French bale Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} ball
  1. Alternative form of bale (“bale”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bale (extra: bale)
    Sense id: en-ball-enm-noun-mO7nrSYO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for ball meaning in Middle English (1.3kB)

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