A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Bale-ful], adj. baleful, evil, MD.—AS. bealoful.

[ Bale-fully], adv. miserably; balfully, S2, MD.

[ Balene], sb. whale, S2, Voc.—Lat. balaena.

[ Bali], adj. grievous, S, NED.—AS. bealu, baleful: Goth. balws (in compounds).

[ Balies], sb. pl. bellies, S2, PP; see [Bely].

[ Balke], sb. balk, beam, ridge, MD; balks, pl. ridges, divisions of land, S3; balkes, P.—AS. balca.

[ Balled], adj. bald, C, PP; ballede, S2, PP.

Baly; see [Bely].

[ Ban], sb. bone, S, S2; banes, pl., S2; see [Bon].

[ Band], pt. s. bound, S; see [Binden].