The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bale \Bale\ (b[=a]l), n. [OE. bale, OF. bale, F. balle, LL.
   bala, fr. OHG. balla, palla, pallo, G. ball, balle, ballen,
   ball, round pack; cf. D. baal. Cf. Ball a round body.]
   A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for
   storage or transportation; also, a bundle of straw, hay,
   etc., put up compactly for transportation.
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   Bale of dice, a pair of dice. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bale \Bale\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baled (b[=a]ld); p. pr. & vb.
   n. Baling.]
   To make up in a bale. --Goldsmith.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bale \Bale\, v. t.
   See Bail, v. t., to lade.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bale \Bale\ (b[=a]l), n. [AS. bealo, bealu, balu; akin to OS.
   balu, OHG. balo, Icel. b["o]l, Goth. balweins.]
   1. Misery; calamity; misfortune; sorrow.
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            Let now your bliss be turned into bale. --Spenser.
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   2. Evil; an evil, pernicious influence; something causing
      great injury. [Now chiefly poetic]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bale
    n 1: a large bundle bound for storage or transport
    2: a city in northwestern Switzerland [syn: Basel, Basle,
       Bale]
    v 1: make into a bale; "bale hay"