eirself

English dictionary entry

Meanings

pron
  1. A gender-neutral object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject, equivalent to themself and coordinate with himself or herself.

Word forms

eirself

Etymology

From eir + -self, in pattern of hisself and herself (construed as formed from adjectival her), or by dropping th from theirself.

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