"eirself" meaning in English

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Pronoun

Rhymes: -ɛlf Etymology: From eir + -self, in pattern of hisself and herself (construed as formed from adjectival her), or by dropping th from theirself. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|eir|self}} eir + -self, {{m|en|hisself}} hisself, {{m|en|herself}} herself, {{m|en|her}} her, {{m|en||th}} th, {{m|en|theirself}} theirself Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun}} eirself
  1. (reflexive, rare, nonstandard) A gender-neutral object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject, equivalent to themself and coordinate with himself or herself. Tags: nonstandard, rare, reflexive Categories (topical): Gender

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          "ref": "1999 July 23, Allover Stripes, “looking for a style”, in rec.martial-arts.moderated (Usenet)",
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