själ

See also: sjal and sjæl

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse sál (“soul”), from Old English sāwol (“soul”), from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō (“soul”). Cognate with Danish sjæl (“soul”), Norwegian sjel (“soul”), Icelandic sál (“soul”), English soul, Dutch ziel (“soul”), German Seele (“soul”), Low German Seel (“soul”), Luxembourgish Séil (“soul, spirit”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɧɛːl/
  • Homophones: stjäl, skäl

Noun

själ c

  1. soul
  2. Obsolete spelling of säl

Declension

Declension of själ 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative själ själen själar själarna
Genitive själs själens själars själarnas
  • själasörjare
  • själavård
  • själslig
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