sjølv'u

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃøːlu/, /ˈʃølvu/

Pronoun

sjølv'u m (feminine sjøl, neuter sjølt, plural masculine and neuter sjølvé or sjølé, plural feminine sjølva or sjøla)

  1. (dialectal, Hardanger, Voss) alternative form of sjølv (“self”)

References

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