How do you pronounce thyself?

The recorded pronunciation is /ðaɪˈsɛlf/.

Where does thyself come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

thyself

/ðaɪˈsɛlf/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: thy-self
IPA: /ðaɪˈsɛlf/

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Meaning

pron

yourself (as the object of a verb or preposition or as an intensifier); reflexive case of thou

Archaic; Literary

pron

Honorific alternative letter-case form of thyself, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

Example Sentences

"Thou hast only thyself to blame."
"Thou thyself art to blame."
"Physician, heal thyself."

Etymology

From Middle English thy-selfe, thiself, thi-zelf, equivalent to thy + -self. Compare Middle English thou-self.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: thy-selfe
Suffix: thy

Usage

Phrases

know thyself you ally'all you guys yous all yours y'all's you guys' your guys' all your y'all's your all's you guys' your guys' The following table shows a list of English personal pronoun including archaic and dialectal forms. Dialectal and obsolete archaic forms are in italics. 1 See Appendix:English third-person singular pronouns for attested neopronoun.

Frequently Paired Words

Ime me myselfmemysen mine mymineme we us ourselvesourselfoursen

Synonyms

theeself thineself thysen

Rhymes With

yourself myself self himself itself herself shelf elf oneself themself ourself delph