balchder
Welsh
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈbalχdɛr/, [ˈbalχtɛr]
- (North Wales, colloquial also) IPA(key): /ˈbalχdar/, [ˈbalχtar]
Noun
editbalchder m (plural balchderau)
- pride, glory
- Synonym: gwychder
- pride, conceit
- 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.
- 1588, Y Beibl cyssegr-lan, Diarhebion 16:18:
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “balchder”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies