*er- `eagle'. 1a. Alb. <orë> `helpful magical sprite that takes form
as a woman, girl or snake; nymph, fairy; luck', probably from
lengthened suffixed form *e:r-eH2; b. as a second element of
compounds: <orë-bardhë> `lucky one', <orë-zi> `unfortunate', <orë-
çuet> `blessed by fate', <orë-fjetur> `hapless, unlucky', <orë-
prerë> `unhappy', but also in different NP <trim me orë> `strong
warrior', <njeri me orë> `charismatic man' etc. Seems that we have
to deal with the cult of eagle in Albanian spiritual life. For
connection between "luck" and "birds" compare *kob- `to succeed',
but Alb. <sh-kabë> `eagle', Serbo-Croatian <kobac> `Accipiter nisus'
etc. (Pokorny 1. er- 325.)
*er- `to move, set in motion'. Oldest form *H1er-. 1. <err-et> `to
dusk, darkle', probably from *er-no (*rn > Alb. /rr/). 2a. Prefixed
form <t-err> `dark'; b. <err e terr> `all the time, from dawn till
dusk'. 3. Suffixed o-grade form *H1or-m-ia > Alb. <harmí> `tooth
decay; tuberculosis of the bone in animals; terrible fear, panic'.
(Pokorny 3. er- 326.)
*er- `earth'. Oldest form *H1er-. 1. Alb. <vorr/varr> `grave, tomb'
probably from suffixed lengthened basic root *e:r-wo (*rw >
Alb. /rr/): ON: jervi: Kymr. erw, Corn. Erw. In xpressions <fus/kall
në vorr/varr> this word is synonymic with <dhé> `earth'. (Pokorny 4.
er- 332.)
*e:rebh- `dark color'. Oldest form *eH1rebh-. 1. Alb. <bershe> `yew'
from *ebur-isio with collective suffix: Celt. Eburos, Lig. PN
Eburelianus saltus: Skt. ibar `id.' (Pokorny e:reb(h)- 334.)
*ered- `to flow, dampness'. 1a. Alb. <rrjedh> `to flow', aor.
<rrodha>; b. Deverbative noun <rrjedhë> `flow' probably drom
prefixed form *H2ew- + *red-o (wr > Alb. /rr/, *e > ie > je and *d
> /dh/). 2. O-grade form is attested in many place and river names:
Rad-ika (river in Macedonia), Rad-usha `village in Macedonia', Rad-
on-ik `lake' (near city of Gjakova), Rad-avc `village' (near city of
Peja), Rad-ish-eva (village in Drenica), Rad-onja `village in
Albania', as well as Rad-enska and Rad-enci in Slovenia (cf. Celt.-
Ligur. River name Rodanos; Rednitz from *Radontia). (Pokorny ered-
334.)
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