balch

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch balg.

Noun

balch m

1. belly
2. abdomen
3. leather bag
4. bellows
5. skin, peel (of fruits)

Inflection

Strong masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	balch	balge
accusative	balch	balge
genitive	balchs	balge
dative	balge	balgen

Descendants

• Dutch: balg
  • → French: blague, blaque (obsolete)
    • → Italian: blaga, → blague
    • → Polish: blaga

Further reading

• “balch”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “balch”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Welsh

Etymology

Related to Middle Irish bailc (“strength”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balχ/

Adjective

balch (feminine singular balch, plural beilch or beilchion, equative balched, comparative balchach, superlative balchaf)

1. proud

Derived terms

• balchder (“pride”)
• coegfalch (“conceited”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of balch

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
balch	falch	malch	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “balch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies