lëkund

Albanian

Etymology

A lë- prefixed formation, from an unattested *kunda, from Proto-Albanian *kunda, related to Proto-Germanic *hutan (“to swing”) (cf. Middle High German hutzen), and perhaps Lithuanian kuzdeti (“to tremble”), kùdulti (“to pull hair hair or beard”).

Verb

lëkund (aorist lëkunda, participle lëkundur)

1. to rock, swing, sway, shake

Related terms

• përkund
• shkund