droe

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Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *drāwā. Related to Latvian druvas (fear), Lithuanian draudžiù (to forbid, to deter, to scare off), from Proto-Indo-European [Term?].[1]

Noun[edit]

droe f (plural droje, definite droja, definite plural drojet)

  1. fear
    Synonym: frikë

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “druaj ~ druej”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 76

Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Noun[edit]

droe f (plural droes)

  1. (Jersey) barren brome (Bromus sterilis)
  2. (Jersey) great brome (Bromus diandrus)
  3. (Jersey) soft brome (Bromus hordeaceus)