"ownself" meaning in English

See ownself in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

Etymology: From own + self. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|own|self}} own + self Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun}} ownself
  1. (now chiefly regional, especially Southern US, Caribbean, Singlish) (One's) self; used with a preceding possessive adjective to form a pronominal phrase. Tags: Caribbean, Singlish, Southern-US, especially, regional

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