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thyself
Definitions
1
pronoun
An
archaic
or
poetic
form
of
'
yourself'
,
used
when
addressing
one
person
,
especially
in
older
texts
or
formal
contexts
.
Take
care
of
thyself
in
these
troubled
times
.
Know
thyself
,
and
you
shall
understand
the
world
.
Thou
shalt
love
thy
neighbor
as
thyself
.
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Word Origin
Language
Old English
Original word
þīn self
Originally meant
your own self
Background
'Thyself' comes from Old English 'þīn self', where 'þīn' means 'your' and 'self' means 'self'. It was commonly used in Middle English and appears frequently in Shakespearean and Biblical texts.