THYSELF


Meaning of THYSELF in English

thīˈself pronoun

Etymology: Middle English, alteration (influenced by thy & herself ) of theeself, from Old English thē selfum & thē selfne, dative & accusative respectively of thū self thou thyself — more at thou , thee , self

archaic : yourself

thou to thyself wast cruel — John Milton

physician, heal thyself — Lk 4:23 (Authorized Version)

do thyself no harm — Acts 16:28 (Authorized Version)

thou thyself hast … shed a gleam — William Wordsworth

thou hadst power thyself to keep this vow — Robert Herrick †1674

he whom next thyself of all the world I loved — Shakespeare

as if it were thyself that's here — William Wordsworth

me than thyself more miserable — John Milton

thyself and thy belongings are not thine own — Shakespeare

thyself should govern Rome and me — Shakespeare

thou … standest smiling in thy future grave, … thyself thy monument — Sidney Lanier

— used especially in biblical, ecclesiastical, solemn, or poetical language, and to some extent in the speech of Friends especially among themselves

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