fryj

Albanian

Etymology

• According to Orel, from Proto-Albanian *sprūgnja, etymologically connected to Lithuanian sprūgstu, sprūgti (“to escape, get out”) and Proto-Slavic *prygati (“to spring, jump”).
• Earlier form might have been *fnyj, from *pnyj,(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) from Proto-Albanian *pnewa, hence from Proto-Indo-European *pnew-. Compare Ancient Greek πνέω (pnéō, “to blow”). A similar development p- > f- happened to ftoh, from Old Albanian ptoh.

Verb

fryj (aorist fryva, participle fryrë)

1. (transitive) to breathe (out); exhale; blow (towards something)
2. (transitive) to inflate
3. (intransitive) to wind
4. (intransitive, colloquial) to swell, inflate
5. (intransitive) to raise; expand
6. (colloquial, figurative) to annoy; (over)motivate
7. (intransitive, colloquial) to escape; run away

Synonyms

• ënjt
• mbufat
• ysht
• iki

Antonyms

• shfryj

Derived terms

• frymë
• fryshëm
• frymëmarrje

Related terms

• fryjë
• freth
• fryhem (mediopassive)
• shfrej

Further reading

• [1] active verb fryj (I blow, exhale, breathe (out)) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
• [2] med.passive verb fryhem (I inflate, bloat, swell, brag, bluff) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)