vjell

Albanian

Etymology

Originally ‘wind, twist’, from Proto-Albanian *welwa, from Proto-Indo-European *welH- 'to turn, roll' (compare Latin volvere, Old English wealwian, Ancient Greek εἰλύω (eilúō) ‘to roll up, wrap’).

Verb

vjell (aorist volla, participle vjellë)

1. to vomit
2. to fade in color when washed

Conjugation

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Derived terms

• zvjellët, zhdërvjell

Related terms

• valle
• vjel

Further reading

• “vjell”, 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]‎, 1980