fansels

West Frisian

Etymology

From fan sels (“of itself”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fanˈsɛls/

Adverb

fansels

1. automatically
2. of course, true (acknowledges something, but shows that it is not the main focus)

   Fansels de Twadde Wrâldkriich ûnhuerich wie, mar it needsaaklik wie. ― True, the Second World War was awful, but it was necessary.

Further reading

• “fansels”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011