sjølv’u
Norwegian
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)
- (Hardanger, Voss) myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
- Sjøl veit eg inkje.
- I know nothing myself.
See also
- sjølv (Nynorsk)
References
- Entry “sjølv” in: Grunnmanuskriptet for Norsk Ordbok (1935)
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