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mbli'dh| stem for 2nd pl pres, pind, imper, vp < mbli'dh·

mbli'dh·et vpr 1 to get together in one place: assemble; have a meeting 2 [Colloq] to join one's family at home: come home 3 to huddle/curl up 4 to shrink; shrink up 5 [Fig] to pull oneself together, relax
<> mblidh·et3sg to become more constrained
mblidh·et grusht to become hunched up into a ball
mblidh·et kulaç to squat
<> mblidh·et3sg laku "<>'s noose is getting tighter" <> is coming to the end of <>'s rope; <> is nearing the end (of life), <> is dying
mblidh·et lëmsh to curl up
<> mblidh·et3sg lëmshi "<>'s ball of yarn is winding up" <> is nearing the end (of life), <> is dying
<> mblidh·et3sg litari "<>'s rope is getting tighter" <> is coming to the end of <>'s rope; <> is nearing the end (of life), <> is dying
mblidh·et me [ ] to wrap oneself in [ ]
<> mblidh·et një nyjë në grykë/fyt <> gets an emotional lump in <>'s throat
S'mblidhen pleshtat në grusht. [Prov] "Fleas won't be gathered in a fist." It's like catching fish with your hands. It can't be done. There's no way.

* mbli'të nf castle keep