sjell

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *tšel-, from Proto-Indo-European *kwel- 'to turn, twist'. Cognate to Ancient Greek πέλω (pélō, “to be in motion”), Tocharian A köllāš (“bring”), preterit śël, Old Norse hvel (“wheel”). Somehow, the archaic form has generated Arbëresh Albanian qellënj with an apparently conservative q-.

Verb

sjell (first-person singular past tense solla, participle sjellur)

  1. bring
  2. turn
  3. dawdle
Derived terms
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