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self-

self-

See also: self, Self, šelf, -self, and self.

English

Prefix

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  1. of, by, in or with oneself or itself
  2. automatic

Derived terms

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Translations

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From pronoun self, seolf ‎(“self”). More at self

Prefix

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  1. self, oneself
    selfbana ‎(“killer of oneself”)
    selfcwalu ‎(“self-slaughter, suicide”)
    selfǣta ‎(“cannibal”)
  2. own, one's own
    selfdōm ‎(“independence”)

Descendants

Etymology

From Middle English self-, silf-, seolf-, from Old English sylf-, seolf-, from Proto-Germanic *selba-, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz ‎(“self”). Cognate with Dutch zelf-, German selbst-, Swedish själv-, Icelandic sjálf-. More at self.

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