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Gnomish

bal

noun. anguish, pain; evilness

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MBALA “crush, hurt, pain, damage, give maim to” ✧ LT1A/Balrog

Element in

  • G. balc “cruel, evil” ✧ GL/21; LT1A/Balrog
  • G. Balrog “(Evil) Demon” ✧ GG/08; GL/21; LT1A/Balrog; LT2A/Balcmeg; PE15/21

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√MBALA > bal[mbala] > [mbal] > [bal]✧ LT1A/Balrog

Variations

  • Bal ✧ LT2A/Balcmeg; PE15/21
  • mal ✧ QL/058
Gnomish [GG/08; GL/21; LT1A/Balrog; LT2A/Balcmeg; PE15/21; QL/058] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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noun. anguish