bale-siðe

Middle English

Alternative forms

balesið, bale-siþe, baleusyþe, balewsið

Etymology

From Old English bealosīþ; equivalent to bale +‎ sith.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbaːlsiːθ/, /ˈbalsiːθ/

Noun

bale-siðe (plural bale-siðes)

(Early Middle English, rare) A disaster or calamity
(Early Middle English, rare) pain, distress

References

“bāle-sīþ (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-19.

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