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ndjell

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Compare Old English *tyllan (as in betyllan (to lure, decoy) and fortyllan (draw away)).

Verb

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ndjell (aorist ndolla, participle ndjellë) (transitive)

  1. to lure, attract (especially birds)
  2. to instill the desire, feeling
  3. to make happen, draw on oneself (according to superstition)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • ndjell”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
  • Orel, Vladimir (1998), “ndjell”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 286