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thyself

pron · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • thī-sĕlf'
  • /ðaɪˈsɛlf/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛlf
  • CMU ARPABET: DH AY2 S EH1 L F Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

pron

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, dialectal, literary

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

pron

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, honorific

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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