balch

adjective. fierce

_ adj. _fierce, ferocious. In S. gwal < bal which coalesced in form with BAL 'have power'.

balch

adjective. fierce, ferocious, fierce, ferocious; [N.] cruel

Derivations

• ✶walka “fierce, ferocious” ✧ PE17/154
  • √GWAL “be stirred, excited; emotion, movement of feelings” ✧ PE17/154

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶wal-ka > balch	[gwalka] > [balka] > [balkʰa] > [balxa] > [balx]	✧ PE17/154

balch

cruel

1) balch (lenited malch; pl. belch), 2) baug (tyrannous, oppressive) (lenited maug), pl. boeg

balch

cruel

(lenited malch; pl. belch)

baug

cruel

(tyrannous, oppressive) (lenited maug), pl. boeg

braig

fierce

braig (wild), lenited vraig. No distinct pl. form. (VT45:34)

braig

fierce

(wild), lenited vraig. No distinct pl. form. (VT45:34)