thyself
See also: Thyself
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Middle English thy-selfe, thiself, thi-zelf, from Old English þīnes silfes, þīnre sylfre, etc., equivalent to thy + -self. Compare Middle English thou-self, Old English þē sylfum, þē selfum.
Pronunciation
edit- enPR: thī-sĕlf', IPA(key): /ðaɪˈsɛlf/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛlf
- Hyphenation: thy‧self
Pronoun
editthyself
- (archaic, literary, dialectal) yourself (as the object of a verb or preposition or as an intensifier); reflexive case of thou
- Thou hast only thyself to blame.
- Thou thyself art to blame.
- Physician, heal thyself.
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editEnglish personal pronouns
Dialectal and obsolete or archaic forms are in italics.
Anagrams
editMiddle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editfrom Old English þīnes silfes, þīnre sylfre, etc., equivalent to thy + self.
Pronunciation
editPronoun
editthyself
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “thī-self, pron.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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