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balchder.

pride, glory

8 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbalχdɛr/[ˈbalχtɛr]/ˈbalχdar/North-Wales, also, colloquial[ˈbalχtar]North-Wales, also, colloquial

  1. pride, glory

    masculine · uncountable · usually

  2. dignity

    masculine · uncountable · usually

  3. Pride (festival and movement of and for LGBT people)

    masculine · uncountable · usually

  4. Pride (festival and movement of and for LGBT people) an instance of such a festival

    countable · masculine · usually

  5. pride, conceit, arrogance

    masculine · uncountable · usually
    1588, Y Beibl cyssegr-lan, Diarhebion 16:18: Balchder sydd yn myned o flaen dinistr: ac uchder ysbryd o flaen cwymp. Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle Welsh balchder. By surface analysis, balch (“proud”) + -der

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