G. bâl adj. “worthy, important; great, mighty” (Category: Dear, Expensive)
An adjective appearing as G. {bald >>} bâl “worthy, important; great, mighty” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s based on the early root ᴱ√vḷd (GL/21).
Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would adapt this as ᴺS. ball “worthy, important” to be equivalent ᴱQ. valda, as originally suggested by Elaran in a 2018-08-03 post to the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS). I would not use this word for “great, might”, however.
References ✧ GL/21, 23
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| ᴱ√vḷd > bald- > Bâl | [βḹd] > [bḹd] > [bald] > [ball] > [bāl] | ✧ GL/21 |