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)

1. A disaster or calamity
2. pain, distress

References

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