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Old English · pronoun

sylf

Part of speech
pronoun
IPA
/sylf/
[syɫf]
Syllables
sylf (1 syllable)
Modern English
selfoneself

Meaning

  1. self, oneself

    sīþas seċġan, · hū iċ ġeswincdagum earfoðhwīle · oft þrōwade, bitre brēostċeare · ġebiden hæbbe,

    I can utter a true tale about myself, tell goings on how I by days of hardship oft tholed the times of hardship, have withstood bitter sorrow,

    Mæġ iċ be mē sylfum · sōðġied wrecan,

Declension

Strong declension of sylf
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative sylfsylfsylf
Accusative sylfnesylfesylf
Genitive sylfessylfresylfes
Dative sylfumsylfresylfum
Instrumental sylfesylfresylfe
Plural
Nominative sylfesylfasylfesylf
Accusative sylfesylfasylfesylf
Genitive sylfrasylfrasylfra
Dative sylfumsylfumsylfum
Instrumental sylfumsylfumsylfum
Weak declension of sylf
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative sylfasylfesylfe
Accusative sylfansylfansylfe
Genitive sylfansylfansylfan
Dative sylfansylfansylfan
Instrumental sylfansylfansylfan
Plural
Nominative sylfansylfansylfan
Accusative sylfansylfansylfan
Genitive sylfrasylfenasylfrasylfenasylfrasylfena
Dative sylfumsylfumsylfum
Instrumental sylfumsylfumsylfum

All forms (10)

Etymology

Late West Saxon spelling of self.

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