rrëfanë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Either:

  1. a prefixed formation of rrë- +‎ *fanë, with the latter unattested; from Proto-Albanian *span(d)ā, cognate to Old Norse fanta, fattr (curved), Latin pandus (bend, crooked, curved),(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
  2. according to Orel, derived from rrëfej in its unattested meaning '*to carry (away)', continuing the same meaning as Latin referre.[1]

Noun

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rrëfanë f (plural rrëfana, definite rrëfana, definite plural rrëfanat)

  1. handle, curved utensile
    Synonym: vjegë

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “rrëfanë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 382