sjalfr
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- *sealfʀ — Old East Norse
- sjálfr — younger western form
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
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
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- Old Swedish: sialver, siælver
- Old Danish: sialfær, sialf, siælf, sælf