sels

Meaning

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɛls/

Etymology

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

Sentences

Mar sis no sels , hoe grut is dy kâns?

But tell yourself, how big is that chance?

Wettersporters moatte de brêge sels iepenje.

Water sportsmen must open the bridge themselves.

Bern mochten sels de regels betinke en stimme wat sy it belangrykste fûnen.

Children were allowed to come up with the rules themselves and vote on what they thought was most important.

Der wiene allegearre spultsjes en de bern berêden it iten sels .

There were all games and the children brought the food themselves.

Jo drage sels de kosten fan it weromstjoeren.

You bear the cost of returning it yourself.

Men kin sjen dat de spilers der sels grut plezier oan belibje .

You can see that the players themselves are having a lot of fun with it.

Dy't in oar berabbet, doocht sels net .

He who harms another does not harm himself.

Pas ast sels oan 'e trapeze hongen hast , witst hoe dreech soks is .

Only if you have hung from the trapeze yourself, you know how difficult such a thing is.