shkal

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Albanian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *kall-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (bend). Cognate to Latin calco (to spur) and Lithuanian atsikalti (to lean against (upon)).

Verb

shkal (aorist shkela, participle shkelur)

  1. to tread, spur (on the heel)
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Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *skala, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (to cut, split, chop). Cognate to Ancient Greek σκάλλω (skállō, to chop), Lithuanian skeliù (to split) and Old Norse skilja (id).[1]

Verb

shkal (aorist shkela, participle shkelur)

  1. to bring down, drag, roll, charm (of fairies)
  2. noose, snare, trap

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shkal”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 416