usself

English

Etymology

From Middle English. Equivalent to us +‎ -self.

Pronoun

usself (first-person plural pronoun, reflexive case of we)

  1. (obsolete or dialect) ourselves

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for usself in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

Middle English

Pronoun

usself

  1. ourselves
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