heselfpron.

Brit.

/hiːˈsɛlf/, U.S.

/ˌhiˈsɛlf/, Caribbean English

/hiˈsɛlf/

Forms: (Word division in Old and Middle English examples frequently reflects editorial choices of modern editors of texts, rather than the practice of the manuscripts.) Old English he selfa (weak declension), Old English he selfe (Mercian, weak declension), Old English heseolf (Northumbrian), Old English he seolfa (weak declension), Old English he silf, Old English he silfa (weak declension), Old English hesylf, Old English he sylfa (weak declension), Old English he sylfe (Mercian, weak declension), Old English he sylua (weak declension, rare), Old English (chiefly Northumbrian)–early Middle English (west midlands) he seolf, Old English–early Middle English he sylf, Old English–Middle English he self, early Middle English he sulf (south-west midlands), Middle English heself, Middle English he-self, Middle English he seluen (northern); U.S. regional (chiefly in African-American usage) 1800s ehself, 1800s 'ese'f, 1800s esse'f, 1800s hese'f, 1800s he se'f, 1800s he-se'f, 1800s– heself, 1900s– esef, 1900s– 'eself, 1900s– he-self, 1900s– he self; Scottish 1900s– ehsel; Caribbean 1900s– 'eself, 1900s– heself, 1900s– he self.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: he pron., self pron.

Etymology: < he pron. + self pron.

Now chiefly U.S. regional and nonstandard (in African-American usage), and Caribbean.

I. Emphatic uses.

1. = himself pron. I.

ΚΠ

OE Ælfric Old Eng. Hexateuch: Gen. (Claud.) xx. 5 He sylf [L. ipse] cwæð to me þæt heo hys swustor wære.

OE Maxims II 66 Næni..þe þæt her for soð mannum secge hwylc sy meotodes gesceaft, sigefolca gesetu, þær he sylfa wunað.

OE Laws of Cnut (Nero) ii. xxx. §3a. 332 Nime fife & beo he sylf [lOE Corpus Cambr. 383 him sylf, lOE Harl. sylf] syxta.

c1175 ( Ælfric Homily (Bodl. 343) in S. Irvine Old Eng. Homilies (1993) 45 Ðu þe styran scealt, þæt he seolf beo irihtlæht, & oðre beon istyrede, ðe þa steor ihyræð.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 10181 Sorȝe he scal ibiden. he seolf and his ferde.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 12325 O quete a littel sede, Apon þe feld he-self it seu.

1824 Atlantic Mag. Aug. 35 He go dere heself, if he like.

1852 W. G. Simms Golden Christmas xviii. 165 Ax 'em, maussa, ef he no eat some of de pig he se'f.

1899 Atlantic Monthly Mar. 381/1 Jes' 's perlite ez de marster he-se'f.

1923 J. S. Heyward Brown Jackets 57 Him stan' secka like de debbil heself.

1961 I. Khan Jumbie Bird v. 74 We got get a cable from the King he-self.

2000 I. McDonald in N. Hopkinson Whispers from Cotton Tree Root 250 It only end when Pot O' Rice heself summon the police from quite by Mahaica.

II. Reflexive uses.

2. = himself pron. 8.

ΚΠ

1815–16 Niles' Weekly Reg. 9 Suppl. 95/1 Wish he nuss heself up well an harty.

1852 Literary World (N.Y.) 3 Jan. 2/1 Ki! He call he-se'f gentleman!

1878 Scribner's Monthly Jan. 448 An' so, for to amuse he-se'f, he steamed some wood an' bent it.

1927 E. C. L. Adams Congaree Sketches xvii. 37 He try to 'fend he-self.

1975 T. Callender It so Happen 22 When after a coupla hours Joe wake up he find heself down there in that dark cold alley naked as he born.

1994 I. Welsh Acid House 78 It disnae matter a fuck whit some fuckin toss in the Labour Party thit gits ehsel voted oantay the council sais.

2000 R. Antoni in N. Hopkinson Whispers from Cotton Tree Root 232 This gown was only a dirty old sheet that he'd wrapped heself in to match he headdress.

3. = himself pron. 7.

ΚΠ

1835 Knickerbocker July 23 Poor feller, he q'ite lonesum all by heself.

1881 J. H. Mathews Bessie Bradford's Secret xi. 196 But he keep it all to he se'f till at las' it weigh so on he min' he done got de brain fever.

1927 E. C. L. Adams Congaree Sketches xi. 24 She had de tall angel worried up so till he spend most er he time settin' on top of a barn by he self.

1975 T. Callender It so Happen 36 He is a man that went down to Panama and dig nearly the whole Canal by heself.

2000 L. Levi Journey as Wire Bend ix. 118 Smartboy..follow Mongoose up the hill, humming a little tune to heself.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	heself
释义	heselfpron. Brit. /hiːˈsɛlf/, U.S. /ˌhiˈsɛlf/, Caribbean English /hiˈsɛlf/ Forms: (Word division in Old and Middle English examples frequently reflects editorial choices of modern editors of texts, rather than the practice of the manuscripts.) Old English he selfa (weak declension), Old English he selfe (Mercian, weak declension), Old English heseolf (Northumbrian), Old English he seolfa (weak declension), Old English he silf, Old English he silfa (weak declension), Old English hesylf, Old English he sylfa (weak declension), Old English he sylfe (Mercian, weak declension), Old English he sylua (weak declension, rare), Old English (chiefly Northumbrian)–early Middle English (west midlands) he seolf, Old English–early Middle English he sylf, Old English–Middle English he self, early Middle English he sulf (south-west midlands), Middle English heself, Middle English he-self, Middle English he seluen (northern); U.S. regional (chiefly in African-American usage) 1800s ehself, 1800s 'ese'f, 1800s esse'f, 1800s hese'f, 1800s he se'f, 1800s he-se'f, 1800s– heself, 1900s– esef, 1900s– 'eself, 1900s– he-self, 1900s– he self; Scottish 1900s– ehsel; Caribbean 1900s– 'eself, 1900s– heself, 1900s– he self. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: he pron., self pron. Etymology: < he pron. + self pron. Now chiefly U.S. regional and nonstandard (in African-American usage), and Caribbean. I. Emphatic uses. 1. = himself pron. I. ΚΠ OE Ælfric Old Eng. Hexateuch: Gen. (Claud.) xx. 5 He sylf [L. ipse] cwæð to me þæt heo hys swustor wære. OE Maxims II 66 Næni..þe þæt her for soð mannum secge hwylc sy meotodes gesceaft, sigefolca gesetu, þær he sylfa wunað. OE Laws of Cnut (Nero) ii. xxx. §3a. 332 Nime fife & beo he sylf [lOE Corpus Cambr. 383 him sylf, lOE Harl. sylf] syxta. c1175 ( Ælfric Homily (Bodl. 343) in S. Irvine Old Eng. Homilies (1993) 45 Ðu þe styran scealt, þæt he seolf beo irihtlæht, & oðre beon istyrede, ðe þa steor ihyræð. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 10181 Sorȝe he scal ibiden. he seolf and his ferde. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 12325 O quete a littel sede, Apon þe feld he-self it seu. 1824 Atlantic Mag. Aug. 35 He go dere heself, if he like. 1852 W. G. Simms Golden Christmas xviii. 165 Ax 'em, maussa, ef he no eat some of de pig he se'f. 1899 Atlantic Monthly Mar. 381/1 Jes' 's perlite ez de marster he-se'f. 1923 J. S. Heyward Brown Jackets 57 Him stan' secka like de debbil heself. 1961 I. Khan Jumbie Bird v. 74 We got get a cable from the King he-self. 2000 I. McDonald in N. Hopkinson Whispers from Cotton Tree Root 250 It only end when Pot O' Rice heself summon the police from quite by Mahaica. II. Reflexive uses. 2. = himself pron. 8. ΚΠ 1815–16 Niles' Weekly Reg. 9 Suppl. 95/1 Wish he nuss heself up well an harty. 1852 Literary World (N.Y.) 3 Jan. 2/1 Ki! He call he-se'f gentleman! 1878 Scribner's Monthly Jan. 448 An' so, for to amuse he-se'f, he steamed some wood an' bent it. 1927 E. C. L. Adams Congaree Sketches xvii. 37 He try to 'fend he-self. 1975 T. Callender It so Happen 22 When after a coupla hours Joe wake up he find heself down there in that dark cold alley naked as he born. 1994 I. Welsh Acid House 78 It disnae matter a fuck whit some fuckin toss in the Labour Party thit gits ehsel voted oantay the council sais. 2000 R. Antoni in N. Hopkinson Whispers from Cotton Tree Root 232 This gown was only a dirty old sheet that he'd wrapped heself in to match he headdress. 3. = himself pron. 7. ΚΠ 1835 Knickerbocker July 23 Poor feller, he q'ite lonesum all by heself. 1881 J. H. Mathews Bessie Bradford's Secret xi. 196 But he keep it all to he se'f till at las' it weigh so on he min' he done got de brain fever. 1927 E. C. L. Adams Congaree Sketches xi. 24 She had de tall angel worried up so till he spend most er he time settin' on top of a barn by he self. 1975 T. Callender It so Happen 36 He is a man that went down to Panama and dig nearly the whole Canal by heself. 2000 L. Levi Journey as Wire Bend ix. 118 Smartboy..follow Mongoose up the hill, humming a little tune to heself. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < pron.OE
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