"him" meaning in Middle English

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Pronoun

Forms: he [nominative]
Etymology: From Old English him. Originally a dative form; gradually displaced accusative hine. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|him}} Old English him, {{m|enm|hine}} hine Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun|nominative|he}} him (nominative he)
  1. Third-person singular masculine pronoun indicating a grammatical object: him.
    Sense id: en-him-enm-pron-enm:him Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English personal pronouns, Middle English pronouns Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 5 30 30 7 Disambiguation of Middle English personal pronouns: 25 26 25 25 Disambiguation of Middle English pronouns: 28 8 28 28 7
  2. (reflexive) himself. Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-him-enm-pron-rSispFXS Categories (other): Middle English personal pronouns Disambiguation of Middle English personal pronouns: 25 26 25 25
  3. Third-person singular neuter pronoun indicating a grammatical object: it.
    Sense id: en-him-enm-pron-KC~NclBE Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English personal pronouns, Middle English pronouns Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 5 30 30 7 Disambiguation of Middle English personal pronouns: 25 26 25 25 Disambiguation of Middle English pronouns: 28 8 28 28 7
  4. (impersonal) Third-person singular neuter pronoun indicating a grammatical object one, you. Tags: impersonal
    Sense id: en-him-enm-pron-NUsT4w5Z Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English personal pronouns, Middle English pronouns Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 5 30 30 7 Disambiguation of Middle English personal pronouns: 25 26 25 25 Disambiguation of Middle English pronouns: 28 8 28 28 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: himm, hym, im, ym, hime, hyme, hem, ham
Etymology number: 1 Related terms: I, ich, ik, me, minmi1, min, þou, þe, þinþi1, þin, he, himhine2, his, hishisen, sche, heo, hireheo, hire, hirehires, hiren, hit, hithim2, —, wit, unk, unker, ȝit, inc, inker, we, us, ous, oure, oureoures, ouren, ye, yow, your, youryoures, youren, hemhe2, hem, here, hereheres, heren, þei, þem, þeim, þeir, þeirþeires, þeiren

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun}} him
  1. Alternative form of hem (“them”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hem (extra: them)
    Sense id: en-him-enm-pron-ZBkx4Qam
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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