Etymology

weself

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Today it means: Synonym of ourselves. Full definition →

Middle English we-self ← Old English we selfe
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  1. Old English · inherited fromwe selfe
  2. Middle English · inherited fromwe-self
  3. English todayweself

From Middle English we-self, weself, we selve, &c., from Old English we selfe and later separate construction as we + -self. Compare Tyneside English we (“us”).

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