själ

See also: sjal and sjæl

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse sál (“soul”), from Old English sāwol (“soul”), from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō (“soul”). Cognate with Danish sjæl (“soul”), Norwegian sjel (“soul”), Icelandic sál (“soul”), English soul, Dutch ziel (“soul”), German Seele (“soul”), Low German Seel (“soul”), Luxembourgish Séil (“soul, spirit”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ɧɛːl/
• Homophones: stjäl, skäl

Noun

själ c

1. soul
2. Obsolete spelling of säl.

Declension

Declension of själ
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	själ	själen	själar	själarna
Genitive	själs	själens	själars	själarnas

Related terms

• själasörjare
• själavård
• själslig

Anagrams

• sälj