qel

qel

Albanian

Alternative forms

• qil

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kel 'to drive, force to move quickly'. Cognate to Ancient Greek κέλλω (kéllō, “drive”), Latin celer (“quick, fast, rash, hasty”), Gothic haldan (haldan, “drive cattle”), Old High German haltan (“beware, guard, hold, stop”).

Verb

qel (first-person singular past tense qela, participle qelë)

1. I bring, bear

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Old French

Adjective

qel m (oblique and nominative feminine singular qele)

1. Alternative form of quel