Sindarin 

balch

adjective. fierce

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

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:154] < *_wal-ka _< GWAL be stirred, excited, _etc._. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

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

DevelopmentStagesSources
✶wal-ka > balch[gwalka] > [balka] > [balkʰa] > [balxa] > [balx]✧ PE17/154
Sindarin [PE17/154] Group: Eldamo. Published by

braig

fierce

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

braig

fierce

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

Primitive elvish

walka

adjective. fierce, ferocious

Derivations

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

Derivatives

  • S. balch “fierce, ferocious, fierce, ferocious; [N.] cruel” ✧ PE17/154

Variations

  • wal-ka ✧ PE17/154
Primitive elvish [PE17/154] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Gnomish

gruim

adjective. fierce

grum

adjective. fierce

Derivations

  • ᴱ√RUYU “*fierce”

Variations

  • gruim ✧ GL/42

Early Noldorin

brann

adjective. fierce

Element in

  • En. branwen “ferocity” ✧ PE13/139
Early Noldorin [PE13/139] Group: Eldamo. Published by