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Albanian
Etymology
Attested in third person singular as vëljen (Matrënga), vien (Buzuku), vëjen (Bogdani). Borrowed from Latin valeō (“to be well, to be strong, to be worth”).[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
Verb
vlej (aorist vlejta, participle vlejtur)
- (intransitive) to be worth
- (intransitive, third person) to cost
- (intransitive, third person) to serve (as something)
- (impersonal, third person) to be worth
Derived terms
References
- ^ Matzinger, Joachim (2006) Der Altalbanische Text Mbsuame e Krështerë (Dottrina Cristiana) des Lekë Matrënga von 1592, Dettelbach: J. H. Röll, page 238
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “vlej”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 512
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “vlej”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1581