*balþį̄

Runic: ᛒᚨᛚᚦᛁ Pronunciation: /ˈbɑl.θĩː/

noun · feminine · īn-stem

Meanings

boldness, courage; confidence, fearlessness

From *balþaz + *-į̄ (Orel 2003: 34). No independent Indo-European cognates are expected; the deeper etymology is that of *balþaz.

*balþī (Proto-West Germanic)
- bieldu, bieldo, byldu, beldo, bældo (Old English)
  - bēld, bēlde (Middle English)
*balþī (Proto-West Germanic)
- baldī, beldī (Old High German)
  - belde (Middle High German)
    - “in Bälde” (German)
𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 (balþei) (Gothic)