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Gnomish

bâl

adjective. worthy, important; great, mighty

Changes

  • Bald- → Bâl ✧ GL/21

Cognates

  • Eq. valda “worth; worthy, dear” ✧ GL/23

Derivations

  • ᴱ√VḶÐḶ “*worth, value” ✧ GL/21; GL/23

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√vḷd > bald- > Bâl[βḹd] > [bḹd] > [bald] > [ball] > [bāl]✧ GL/21

Variations

  • Bâl ✧ GL/21
  • Bald- ✧ GL/21 (Bald-)
  • bald ✧ GL/23
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