hisself

H4I1S1S1E1L1F4
/ˈhɪz.sɛlf/Northumbria/ˈiːz.sɛl/

pronoun

Himself.

UncommonScrabble 13

Meanings

pronounhisself (plural theirselves)

plural theirselves

  1. dialectalinformalHimself.

    I sure hope he don't get hisself hurt one of these days, running his mouth thataway.

    1953, James Baldwin, “The Seventh Day”, in Go Tell It on the Mountain (Penguin Classics), London: Penguin Books, published 2001, →ISBN
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    Among those who seemed disposed to join in this opinion was the Jehu of the Warwickshire coach, who expressed his conviction to our hero, that "he wos a young gent as had much himproved hisself since he tooled him up to the 'Varsity with his guvnor."

    1853, Cuthbert Bede [pseudonym; Edward Bradley], “Mr. Verdant Green terminates his existence as an Oxford Freshman”, in The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, an Oxford Freshman, London: Nathaniel Cooke, […], →OCLC, page 116

    Then when he had finally got through he sat down and luk'd as tho' he hisself would die of grief if they brought in a verdict of guilty.

    1897, The Cosmopolitan, volume 22, page 564

    ‘Charles ain't exactly got his feet on the ground. Last week he swore to me that he was spending his nights in New Orleans manwhoring hisself.[…]’

    2020, Eoin Colfer, Highfire, Hachette, →ISBN

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Origin

  1. Middle Englishhis-self
  2. Englishhisself

From Middle English his-self, his self, his-selfe, his-selven, his selfen; equivalent to his + -self.

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APA

hisself. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hisself

MLA

“hisself.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hisself. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hisself,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hisself.

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