(as) baleful as death

Dangerous and dire. The storm has made the waves baleful as death—I'm not sure we'll reach the shore alive.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Demeter (2)	-	Hungarian
Abigail	AB-i-gayl (English), AH-bee-giel (German)	English, German, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Geltrude	-	Italian
Janey	['dʒeini]
Cain	KAYN (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin
Varda	-	Hebrew