dridh

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *dreδ-, from Proto-Indo-European *d(h)r- 'to tremble, quake, rock'. Cognate to Lithuanian drebù (“to tremble, quake”)[1].

Verb

dridh (first-person singular past tense drodha, participle dridhur)

  1. to tremble, quake, rock
  2. move, dance
  3. shake, vibrate

References
  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.143
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