vjerr

Albanian

Alternative forms

• vierr

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *wera, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer-o-, from the root *h₂wer- (“to raise, hang”) (compare Ancient Greek ἀείρω (aeírō, “to heave, hoist up”), Lithuanian vérti (“to weigh”)).

Verb

vjerr (aorist vora, participle vjerrë)

1. to hang
2. to bring down
3. (figurative, colloquial) to let hang, neglect
4. (figurative, colloquial) to stick with a task or job

Synonyms

• var

Derived terms

• nvjerr, vjerrc, vjerrës, vjerrje

Related terms

• var, zverk