hirself

English dictionary entry

Meanings

pron
  1. Hir, themselves; gender-neutral third-person singular object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject, coordinate with gendered himself and herself.
  2. Sie; an intensive repetition of a gender-neutral subject, often used to indicate exclusiveness of that person as the only satisfier of a predicate.

Pronunciation

hērˈself /hiɹˈsɛlf/

Word forms

hirself

Etymology

From hir + -self, following pattern of herself, himself, and itself.

Related words

other attested gender-neutral pronouns
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