"silf" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: silfs [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English self, silf, sulf, from Old English self, seolf, sylf (“same, self, very, own”), from Proto-Germanic *selbaz (“self”), from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|self}} Middle English self, {{m|enm|silf}} silf, {{m|enm|sulf}} sulf, {{inh|en|ang|self}} Old English self, {{m|ang|seolf}} seolf, {{m|ang|sylf||same, self, very, own}} sylf (“same, self, very, own”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*selbaz||self}} Proto-Germanic *selbaz (“self”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*selbʰ-||one's own}} Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*s(w)e-||separate, apart}} Proto-Indo-European *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} silf (plural silfs)
  1. Obsolete spelling of self Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: self
    Sense id: en-silf-en-noun-KrBSBF9e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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