sjølv

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

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

  • IPA(key): /ʃøːl/, /ʃœlʋ/, /ʃøːɽ/, /ʃœɽʋ/

Pronoun

sjølv (plural sjølv or sjølve)

  1. myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
    Sjølv veit eg ingenting.
    I know nothing myself.

Adverb

sjølv

  1. even
    Sjølv eg forstår ikkje dette.
    Even I don't understand this.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From sjølv.

Noun

sjølv n (definite singular sjølvet, indefinite plural sjølv, definite plural sjølva)

  1. self

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