sjalfr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *selbaz, whence also Old English self, seolf, Old Frisian self, Old Saxon self, Old High German selb, Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌱𐌰 (silba). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), from *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”).

Pronoun

sjalfr

  1. self

Declension
    Strong declension of sjalfr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sjalfr sjǫlf sjalft
accusative sjalfan sjalfa sjalft
dative sjǫlfum sjalfri sjǫlfu
genitive sjalfs sjalfrar sjalfs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sjalfir sjalfar sjǫlf
accusative sjalfa sjalfar sjǫlf
dative sjǫlfum sjǫlfum sjǫlfum
genitive sjalfra sjalfra sjalfra

Descendants
  • Icelandic: sjálfur
  • Faroese: sjálvur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sjølv; (dialectal) sjølv’u, sjålv, sjav’e, sjåv, sjelv
  • Elfdalian: siuov
  • Old Swedish: sialver, siælver
    • Swedish: själv, (dialectal, Finland) sjölv
  • Old Danish: sialfær, sialf, siælf, sælf
    • Scanian: sælver
    • Danish: selv
      • Norwegian Bokmål: selv
    • Jutish: sjæl
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