sjav'e

Norwegian Nynorsk

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): [ˈʃɑːv.e]

Pronoun

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

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

References

“sjav'e” at Vallemål.no
Entry “sjølv” in: Grunnmanuskriptet for Norsk Ordbok (1935)

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