Thyself
/ðaɪˈsɛlf/ pron
pron ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Pronoun
- 1 yourself (as the object of a verb or preposition or as an intensifier); reflexive case of thou archaic, dialectal, literary
"Thou hast only thyself to blame."
- 2 Honorific alternative letter-case form of thyself, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context. alt-of, honorific
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Man, know thyself. All wisdom centers there."
Etymology
From Middle English thy-selfe, thiself, thi-zelf, from Old English þīnes selfes, equivalent to thy + -self. Compare Middle English thou-self.