ndjell

Albanian

Etymology

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

Verb

ndjell (aorist ndolla, participle ndjellur) (transitive)

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

Conjugation

Further reading

  • ndjell”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980