† ballen.

Origin: Perhaps a borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin bālāre.

Etymology: Perhaps < classical Latin bālāre to bleat (see balant adj.). Compare baa n. N.E.D. (1885) tentatively compares ball n.², but this is first attested later and unlikely to be related.

Obsolete.

(A name given to) a sheep; ‘bleater’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep)

sheepc825

sowthc1175

balle1440

wool-bearer1483

flocklinga1652

ram-sheep1672

fleece1783

jumbuck1824

ovine1890

mae1899

woolly1910

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 22 Balle, schepys name, Ballator.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	balle
释义	† ballen. Origin: Perhaps a borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin bālāre. Etymology: Perhaps < classical Latin bālāre to bleat (see balant adj.). Compare baa n. N.E.D. (1885) tentatively compares ball n.², but this is first attested later and unlikely to be related. Obsolete. (A name given to) a sheep; ‘bleater’. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) sheepc825 sowthc1175 balle1440 wool-bearer1483 flocklinga1652 ram-sheep1672 fleece1783 jumbuck1824 ovine1890 mae1899 woolly1910 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 22 Balle, schepys name, Ballator. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1440
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