BALE

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bealu; akin to Old High German balo evil, Old Church Slavic bolĭ sick person Date: before 12th century great evil, woe , sorrow , II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German balla ball Date: 14th century a large bundle of goods, III. transitive verb (~d; baling) Date: 1760 to make up into a ~, ~r noun