sjølven

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === sjølen (Trøndelag) sjaven (Telemark) === Etymology === Definite form of sjølv (“self”). Literally, “the man himself”. First attested in 1698 by Jonas Ramus (Green). === Noun === sjølven m (definite singular sjølven, uncountable) (dialectal, informal) husband (the master of the house, usually on the farm) === See also === sjøla (female head of a household) sjølane (“the parents”)