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)

1. (dialectal, Setesdal dialect, Telemark dialect) 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)