English

yourself

/jəˈsɛlf/
Your own self (singular).

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    Origin

    From Middle English yourself, equivalent to your + -self.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishyourself
    • surface analysisEnglishyour “Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).”
    • suffixEnglish-self “Used in forming intensive and reflexive forms of the singular personal pronouns.”
      • inheritedMiddle English-self
        • derivedOld Englishself

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