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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
sjav'e m (feminine sjóv or (Setesdal) sjåv, neuter sjavt, plural sjave)
- (dialectal, Setesdal dialect, Telemark dialect) alternative form of sjølv
Sjóv veit eg inkji.- I know nothing myself.
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