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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse sjalfr, sjálfr, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), from *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”). Akin to English self.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
sjølv'u m (feminine sjøl, neuter sjølt, plural masculine and neuter sjølvé or sjølé, plural feminine sjølva or sjøla)
- (dialectal, Hardanger, Voss) alternative form of sjølv (“self”)
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