sels

See also: se'ls

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛl/

Noun

sels m

1. plural of sel
2. (plural only) smelling salts

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Gothic

Romanization

sēls

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌴𐌻𐍃

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Old Norse

Noun

sels

1. (deprecated template usage) genitive singular of sel
2. (deprecated template usage) genitive singular of selr

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West Frisian

Etymology 1

From Old Frisian self, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz

Adverb

sels

1. (intensifier) oneself, referring to the subject of a sentence: myself, yourself, itself, ourselves, themselves etc.

Derived terms

• fansels
• -sels

Further reading

• “sels (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Related to zelfs”)

Adverb

sels

1. even (extreme example)

Further reading

• “sels (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011