kërrlë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *karilā, cognate to Old Norse hǫrr (“snivel”), Old High German horo (“excrement”) and Ancient Greek κόρυζα (kóruza, “snivel”)[1].

Noun

kërrlë f (indefinite plural kërrla, definite singular kërrla, definite plural kërrlat)

  1. sloppy mud, slime

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “kërrlë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 184
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