bal

Middle English

/bal/

noun
Definitions
  • A ball an object of spherical shape
  • A rounded or spherical lump or bump, especially in medical terminology; a boil.
  • A ball used in sports or other entertainment.
  • The eyeball; the eye viewed as a spherical object.
  • A sport with a ball as a key component of play.
  • One's head top part of one's body
  • A projectile resembling a ball in form
  • (rare) A node of muscles supporting the fingers or toes.
  • (rare) A ball-shaped container or box.
  • (rare) One's testes compare to the much more frequent Modern English sense

Etymology

Inherited from Old English *beall inherited from Proto-Germanic *balluz (ball).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*balluz

Gloss

ball

Concept
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Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
⚽️ ⚾️ ⛳️ ⛹️ ⛹️‍♀️ ⛹️‍♂️ 🍙 🎊 🎱 🎳 🎾 🏀 🏈 🏉 🏌️ 🏏 🏐 🏑 🏓 🔮 🤾 🥍 🥎 🧶

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