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==Out of Universe==
==Out of Universe==
{{Canonicity|canonical}}
{{Canonicity|canonical}}
Sourced from Song: The Desert Warriors.
Attested in: ''[[Liandrin Guirale]]'', ''[[Nynaeve al'Meara]]'', ''[[The Desert Warriors]]''.


==Old Tongue==
==Old Tongue==


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
* balt (heart, essence)
* [[balt]] (heart, essence)
* frait (strong)
* [[frait]] (strong)


===Adjective (compound)===
===Adjective (compound)===
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# heart-strong
# heart-strong
# fierce
# fierce
# courageous
# brave, courageous
 
====Attestations====
{{Quote|bunok balfrait|Act courageously" = Don't apologize|source=Liandrin Guirale}}
 
{{Quote|ashandore balfrait|Courageous Wisdom|source=Nynaeve al'Meara}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
* Parallel to soufrait (mind-strong = cunning). Heart strength = courage, ferocity.
* Parallel to [[soufrait]] ("mind-strong", cunning). "Heart strength", courage.





Latest revision as of 03:07, 18 March 2026

balfrait

Out of Universe

✓ Canonical — Attested in canon.

Old Tongue

Etymology

Adjective (compound)

balfrait

  1. heart-strong
  2. fierce
  3. brave, courageous

Notes

  • Parallel to soufrait ("mind-strong", cunning). "Heart strength", courage.