Early Noldorin
balt
noun. a plain
balt
noun. might
balthronding
proper name. Balthronding
balthanc
adjective. obstinate
balthir
noun. evil king
barthaglon
masculine name. World Smith
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A word for “might” in Early Noldorin Word-lists, initially glossed “a plain” (PE13/138). As suggested by the editors, the meaning “might” is probably connected to G. bâl (bald-) “worthy, important; great, mighty” from the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, derived from the early root ᴱ√vḷd (GL/21), while the meaning “plain” is probably connected to G. bladwen “a plain” (GL/23), which is likely based on the early root ᴱ√PALA or ✱ᴱ√BALA (QL/71).