lëkund
Albanian
Etymology
A lë- prefixed formation, from an unattested *kunda, from Proto-Albanian *kunda, related to Germanic* hutan 'to swing' (cf. Middle High German hutzen), and perhaps Lithuanian kuzdeti (“to tremble”), kùdulti (“to pull hair hair or beard”)[1].
Verb
lëkund (first-person singular past tense lëkunda, participle lëkundur)
- rock, swing, sway, shake
Related terms
- përkund
- shkund
References
- A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 2000, p.221