G. bâl adj. “worthy, important; great, mighty” (Category: Dear, Expensive)

⚠️G. bâl, adj. “worthy, important; great, mighty” (Category: Dear, Expensive)

ᴺS. ^ball “worthy, important; ⚠️great, mighty”

References ✧ GL/21, 23

Glosses

• “worthy, important; great, mighty” ✧ GL/21

Variations

• Bâl ✧ GL/21
• bald ✧ GL/23; GL/21 (Bald-)

Changes

• Bald- >> Bâl “worthy, important; great, mighty” ✧ GL/21

Element In

• G. †baldrin “mighty” ✧ GL/21 (†baldrin)
• G. Belaurin ✧ GL/21 (Balaurin)

Cognates

• ᴱQ. valda “worth; worthy, dear” ✧ GL/23 (vald-)

Derivations

• < ᴱ√VḶÐḶ “*worth, value” ✧ GL/21 (vḷd); GL/23 (vḷd)
  • < bald- < vḷd ✧ GL/21

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√vḷd > bald- > Bâl

[βḹd] > [bḹd] > [bald] > [ball] > [bāl]

✧ GL/21