vjerdh

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *werdza, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵʰ-e-ti, from *werǵʰ- (to bind, squeeze). Cognate with Lithuanian ver̃žti (to constrain, lace), Middle High German erwergen (to scrag, strangle), Latin urgere (to press).[1]

Verb

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vjerdh (aorist vordha, participle vjerdhur)

  1. to instill desire
  2. to bring close, affectionate

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 432