sjav’e
Norwegian
Alternative forms
- sjav
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɑːvə/
Pronoun
sjav’e m (feminine sjóv or (Setesdal) sjåv, neuter sjavt, plural sjave)
- (North East Agder, Telemark) myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
- Sjóv veit eg inkji.
- I know nothing myself.
See also
- sjølv (Nynorsk)
References
- “sjav’e” at Vallemål.no
- Entry “sjølv” in: Grunnmanuskriptet for Norsk Ordbok (1935)
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