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Albanian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Albanian *laida, from Proto-Indo-European *h2lei- (“slimy, to slip”). Cognate to Old Prussian laydis (“loam, clay”).
Noun
ledh m
- loam, clay, river (-sand/bank), mass (of earth)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Albanian *leð/dᶻ́-a- or *lœ̄ð/dᶻ́-a-, from a Pre-Proto-Albanian *lai̯d/j́a- or *lōd/j́a-, from an Proto-Indo-European *lói̯ǵ-o-, connected to lidh (“to bind”), with the meaning going from "the (bound) one" > "(dry) stone wall, boundary wall" > "raised boundar, raised edge (of a surface)". In the two Old Gheg examples, it exclusively meant "dry stone wall".
Noun
ledh
- wall; raised edge
- Synonyms: mur, avulli, zid
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Proto-Albanian *laidza, possibly a variant of lëndoj, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lento- (“bendsome, resilient”).
Noun
ledh m (plural ledha, definite ledha, definite plural ledhat)
- caress, stroke, touch
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