sjav'e

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Pronoun

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sjav'e m (feminine sjóv or (Setesdal) sjåv, neuter sjavt, plural sjave)

  1. (dialectal, Setesdal, Telemål) alternative form of sjølv
    Sjóv veit eg inkji.
    I know nothing myself.

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