ngordh

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kār(i)da, from Proto-Indo-European *kēr dʰeh₁- (to take root, to stiffen).[1] Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (to yearn for). Compare Old Norse grāðr (greed, lust, hunger), Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍃 (grēdus, hunger), Old Irish grád (love), Latin grātum. Original meaning 'to starve, die of hunger'.

Verb

ngordh (first-person singular past tense ngordha, participle ngordhur)

  1. I die (for animals and insects only, excluding bees), to stiffen, strangle, kill
  2. I crave for

Conjugation

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 296
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