Albanian edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

ngordh (aorist ngordha, participle ngordhur)

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

Conjugation edit

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Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ngordh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 296