See weself in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "1834 September 27, Anonymous, \"West Indies: Spanish Town, Aug. 2, 1834\", Niles' Weekly Register, Vol. XLVII (Vol. XI, 4th Ser.), p. 58",
"text": "At another dinner, the president, on the removal of the cloth, rose and said... We will conduct weself in sich a manner, dat massa will neber be sorry for what him do dis night."
},
{
"ref": "1991, Robert Antoni, Divina Trace, p. 410",
"text": "Doctor, dey ain't no magic Yankee medicine could save any of we. Few halfdollars... would help, but de only medicine could save we is we weself."
}
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"(now chiefly Caribbean) Synonym of ourselves."
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},
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"ref": "1991, Robert Antoni, Divina Trace, p. 410",
"text": "Doctor, dey ain't no magic Yankee medicine could save any of we. Few halfdollars... would help, but de only medicine could save we is we weself."
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},
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"ipa": "/ˌwiˈsɛlf/"
},
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"ipa": "/wiːˈsɛlf/"
}
],
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