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Norwegian Nynorsk
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)
- myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
Sjølv veit eg ingenting.- I know nothing myself.
Adverb
sjølv
- 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)
- self
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