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English
Etymology
From Middle English thy-selfe, thiself, thi-zelf, from Old English þīnes selfes, equivalent to thy + -self. Compare Middle English thou-self.
Pronunciation
- enPR: thī-sĕlf', IPA(key): /ðaɪˈsɛlf/
- Rhymes: -ɛlf
- Hyphenation: thy‧self
Pronoun
thyself
- (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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English personal pronouns
Dialectal and obsolete or archaic forms are in
italics.
Anagrams
Middle English
Etymology
from Old English þīnes selfes., equivalent to thy + self.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
thyself
- yourself
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