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balgs—*balþs.-

Skeir. II, d. Ill, a. [CF. O. E. *bâþ, Mdl E. byþ, A/J«. #. both, O. A^T. bacSir, fA //. <7. beidê (-o, /'., -iu, Jí.), M- ^H- ^G-beide, m. f. (-in, ií.), A⁷. //. G. beide, £0£fo, /w/ O. //. G. M. H. G. bêde, Eff. G. *beds JM allebeds, feoí/i. from Germanic stem ba; fif. bai.]

balgs, 713. (100), n leather bag. wine-skin, bottle: Mt. 9, 17. Mk. 2, 22. I,u. 5, 37. 38. [Prop, skin of an animal, for holding liquors; cf. O. E. be!3, byl^. 7i?., a leatliern bag, pouch, belly, Mdl. E. beli, belly, belou (oil for u, //'om gh; s. remarks under *hulôn), bellows, Mdn. E. belly, bellows, (9. AT. belgr, O. H. G. balg, skin, M.H. G. bale (p/wr. beige), N. H. G. balg, m.,skin, paunch, compd. blase-balg (/'>>/• blase-, s. blêsan), /»., bellows. Stem balgi- originally meant "swelling"; cf. O. K'belgan, Mdl E. beige, to swell, swell with anger, 0. H. G. belgan, M. H. G.M-gen, to swell, swell with anger, be angry, and A⁷. H. G. balgen, to speak in an angry manner, to quarrel, fight, scuffle; further Mdn. E. bulge (Hcand.), to swellj O. N. bôlginn, swollen, O. Jr. bolgaim, to swell, find Mdl. E. bulge (Scând.), Mdn. E. bulge, bilge, the protuberant part of a, cask, O. H. G. bulga, M. H. G. bulge, f., a leathern bcig, N. H. G. bulge, /!, a leathern basin, for holding water. Pre-

Germanic bhelgli answers to lag: barh, from *bharh, to be large, be strong. — Compd. mati-balg, q. v.~\

balsan, n., haIsam, balm (^vpov^ Mk. 14, 4. 5. Lu. 7, 37. 38. 46. Jo. 11,2.12,3.5. l_Of unknown origin; comp. however Arab. balanAn, Gr. ftokcía^ov^ whence Lt. balsammn, whence O. Fr. balsme, baulsme, bausme, whence Mdl E. basme, balsme, bauriie, Mdn. E. balm, balsam, the latter being more closely connected with the Lt. balsa murn winch is also the source of O. H. G. balsamo, M. H. G. balsame, balsam, N. H. G. balsam, 1/2., balm.}

balþaba, adv., boldly, openly; Jo. 7, 13. Col. 2, 15.—From *balþs, q. v. Comp. follg. w.

balþei, f., boldness; II Cor. 3, 12. Eph. 3, 12. 6,19. Skeir. VIII, b. e. [From balþs. Comp. O. H. G. baldi, M. H. G. beide, boldness, N. II. G. baJde, f., a short time. Comp. ]>rec. and follg. w.~\

balþjan, w. v., to be bold, to dare; Skeir. II, a. [From balþs, q. v. Cf. O. E. bealdian (ea for a, by breaking),Mdl. E. balde, b9lde, to bolden.—Coni]). also prec. \\.]

*bal]>s_? adj., bold, daring; occurs only in der. [Ct'O. E. beald (ea for a, by breaking, d for ]> after 1; s. falþan.). Aid/. E. bald,bold, Mdn. E. bold, and O. E. beal-dor, m., O. N. bald or, m., prince (hence 'Balder', the name of a god), O. H. G. bald, M. H. G.