vjerr

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • vierr

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *wera, from *h₂u̯er-o-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂u̯er- 'to bind, hang' (compare Ancient Greek ἀείρω (aeírō, “to heave, hoist up”), Lithuanian vérti ‘to weigh’).

Verb

vjerr (first-person singular past tense vora, participle vjerrë)

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

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • nvjerr, vjerrc, vjerrës, vjerrje
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