sjalfr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

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

  1. self

Descendants
  • Icelandic: sjálfur
  • Faroese: sjálvur
  • Norwegian: (dialectal) sjav’e, sjølv’u, sjåv, sjål, sjel
  • Elfdalian: siuov
  • Westrobothnian: schölv
  • Old Swedish: sialver, siælver
    • Swedish: själv
    • Finland-Swedish: sjölv
  • Old Danish: sialfær, sialf, siælf, sælf
    • Danish: selv
      • Norwegian Bokmål: selv
    • Jutish: sjæl
    • → Scanian: sælver
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