balch

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

balch

adjective. fierce

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

balchoth

collective name. *Horrible-horde

A tribe of Easterlings that invaded the lands of Gondor in the middle of the 3rd Age (LotR/1053). The name was a combination of Wes. balc “horrible” and S. hoth “horde” (UT/313 note #24).

balch

cruel

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

balch

cruel

(lenited malch; pl. belch)

Balchoth

Balchoth

The compound Balchoth consists of Westron balc ("horrible") + Sindarin hoth ("horde"). It was actually a generic term for cruel peoples, including the Orcs.

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)