sels

See also: se'ls and sæls

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛl/

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Noun

sels m

1. plural of sel
2. (plural only) smelling salts

Gothic

Romanization

sēls

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌴𐌻𐍃

Old Norse

Noun

sels

1. genitive singular of sel
2. genitive singular of selr

West Frisian

Etymology 1

From Old Frisian self, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛls/

Adverb

sels

1. (intensifier) oneself, referring to the subject of a sentence: myself, yourself, itself, ourselves, themselves etc.

Derived terms

• fansels
• -sels

Further reading

• “sels (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Related to zelfs”)

Adverb

sels

1. even (extreme example)

Further reading

• “sels (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011