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theirself

pron

Etymology

From their + -self, patterned on e.g. myself, ourself/ourselves and herself (construed as being formed from adjectival her).

  1. derived from þeirra
  2. suffixed as theirself — “their + self”

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of themselves.

    • 1977, Lou Rawls, “Some Folks Never Learn”, Unmistakably Lou, Philadelphia International Some folks never learn / They never learn / Learn how to be true to theirself.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA