mëshoj

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Albanian

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Etymology

First attested in Matrënga's catechism as të mbëshuarë (load, burden). A prefixed form of pëshoj, a variation of the standard peshoj (I weigh), itself verbalized from peshë (weight), from Latin pēnsum (id.). Compare mësoj and pësoj for morphological development.

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mëshoj (aorist mëshova, participle mëshuar)

  1. (transitive) to squeeze, press, hit, lean
  2. (intransitive) to weigh down
  3. (transitive) to emphasize
  4. (transitive) to use forcefully

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References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mëshoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 264
  2. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “mëshoj”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 985
  3. ^ Matzinger, Joachim (2006) Der Altalbanische Text Mbsuame e Krështerë (Dottrina Cristiana) des Lekë Matrënga von 1592, Dettelbach: J. H. Röll, page 243