självmant

Swedish

Etymology

själv (“self”) +‎ mana (“urge; encourage”), from Old Swedish siælfmanter.

Adverb

självmant (not comparable)

of one's own accord
Synonym: på eget bevåg

References

självmant in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
självmant in Svensk ordbok (SO)
självmant in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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