själ

See also: sjal and sjæl

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish siæl, sial, borrowed from Old Saxon sēola, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō (“soul”). Cognate with Danish sjæl, Norwegian sjel, Icelandic sál, English soul, Dutch ziel, German Seele, Low German Seel, Luxembourgish Séil (“soul, spirit”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɧɛːl/
  • Homophones: stjäl, skäl

Noun

själ c

  1. soul
  2. obsolete spelling of säl

Declension

Declension of själ
nominative genitive
singular indefinite själ själs
definite själen själens
plural indefinite själar själars
definite själarna själarnas

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