"hisself" meaning in English

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Pronoun

IPA: /ˈhɪz.sɛlf/ Forms: theirselves [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛlf Etymology: From Middle English his-self, his self, his-selfe, his-selven, his selfen; equivalent to his + -self. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|his-self}} Middle English his-self, {{m|enm|his self}} his self, {{m|enm|his-selfe}} his-selfe, {{m|enm|his-selven}} his-selven, {{m|enm|his selfen}} his selfen, {{suf|en|his|self}} his + -self Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|plural|theirselves}} hisself (plural theirselves)
  1. (now chiefly dialectal or informal) Himself. Derived forms: every man for hisself

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