English

himself

/hɪmˈsɛlf/
Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject

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    Origin

    From Middle English hymself, from Old English him selfum. Equivalent to him + -self.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishhymself
      • inheritedOld Englishhim selfum
    • surface analysisEnglishhim “With dative effect or as an indirect object.”
    • suffixEnglish-self “Used in forming intensive and reflexive forms of the singular personal pronouns.”
      • inheritedMiddle English-self
        • derivedOld Englishself

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