thyself

[ thahy-self ]

pronoun

an emphatic appositive to thou or thee.
a substitute for reflexive thee.

Origin of thyself

before 900; Middle English thi self (see thy, self (noun)); replacing Old English thē self (see thee, self (adj.))

Words Nearby thyself

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How to use thyself in a sentence

One must “prepare thyself” and “play as a team” while also making sure not to “be that guy/gal.”
Living by the Bonnaroo Code | Daniel G. Hill | June 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The second, a riff on the classical injunction from the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, is “Know thy ancestors, know thyself.”
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Reveals Rick Warren’s Slave-Holding Ancestors | Matthew DeLuca | April 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
And for fear of being ill spoken of weep bitterly for a day, and then comfort thyself in thy sadness.
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Forget it not: for there is no returning, and thou shalt do him no good, and shalt hurt thyself.
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And thou didst bow thyself to women: and by thy body thou wast brought under subjection.
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Put me in remembrance, and let us plead together: tell if thou hast any thing to justify thyself.
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And thou hast adorned thyself for the king with ointment, and hast multiplied thy perfumes.
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British Dictionary definitions for thyself

thyself

/ (ðaɪˈsɛlf) /

pronounarchaic

- the reflexive form of thou 1, thee
- (intensifier): thou, thyself, wouldst know

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