esëll

Albanian
Alternative forms
  • esull

Etymology

A compound consisting of privative e-, from Proto-Albanian *a, from Proto-Indo-European *ṇ + sillë 'breakfast', a similar formation to egjëll[1].

Adverb

esëll

  1. sober, on an empty stomach

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “esëll”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 90
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