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rreh· I§ vt 1 to beat/pat [ ] repeatedly: pound, beat, pat, batter, buffet, flail; hammer [metal]; clap [hands]; churn [milk]; hackle [fiber]; flail 2 to beat [ ] (in a game) 3 to traverse [ ] frequently 4 [Fig] to give [a subject] a good going over, thoroughly explore [a matter] 5 [Colloq] to iron 6 [Euph] to castrate, geld II§ vi 1 to beat (rhythmically); hammer; throb 2 [Fig] to strive 3 [Fig] to direct steady attention to something, be intent on something: concentrate 4 (of fish) to spawn • rreh· baltën to prepare slush/mortar/cement by thorough mixing • rreh· benë (Old) to make a vow, take an oath • rreh· brumin to knead dough • <> rreh·3sg delli <>'s pulse is beating • rreh· dyert e botës "knock on the doors of other people" to go from door to door (begging or looking for work) • <> rreh·3sg dyfeku lart [Pej] <> acts like a big shot • rreh· dynjanë/dheun 1 to travel everywhere 2 to look everywhere: beat the bushes looking • rreh· gjoksin "beat one's breast" 1 to make empty boasts; boast loudly 2 to make a clean breast of it • rreh· jetën "beat one's life" 1 to beat the bushes looking, look everywhere 2 to travel everywhere • rreh· kohën to beat time (rhythmically) rre'·het vpr < rre·n [Colloq] to be deceivable/deceived * rre'jë = rre'jmë