vërej

Albanian
Alternative forms
  • vrej

Etymology

Unclear. Either a compound formation of vë and re or from Proto-Indo-European *u̯er 'to observe, pay attention'. Compare Ancient Greek (Att.) ὤρα (ṓra, “care, attention”), Latin vereor (“worship, fear, dread”), Latvian véru (“see, show, notice”), Old Norse vara (“attentive make, look after; protect, assume'”) Old Saxon waron (“observe, protect, look after, watch over, keep”)[1].

Verb

vërej (first-person singular past tense vërejta, participle vërejtur)

  1. I look, observe, pay attention
  2. I notice

References
  1. “Indogermanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch”, J. Pokorny, 1959, Bern : Francke
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