sjølv
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
Pronoun edit
sjølv (plural sjølv or sjølve)
- myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
- Sjølv veit eg ingenting.
- I know nothing myself.
Adverb edit
sjølv
- even
- Sjølv eg forstår ikkje dette.
- Even I don't understand this.
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From sjølv.
Noun edit
sjølv n (definite singular sjølvet, indefinite plural sjølv, definite plural sjølva)
See also edit
- selv (Bokmål)
References edit
- “sjølv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
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- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk pronouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with usage examples
- Norwegian Nynorsk adverbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
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