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themselvespron. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: themself pron., -s. Etymology: < themself pron. + plural ending -s. Compare 'emselves pron., and later theirselves pron., ourselves pron., yourselves pron.The form type probably arose from remodelling of forms of themself pron. of the type themselven , which probably in turn reflect similar forms of 'emself pron. which ultimately show reflexes of Old English dative plural forms (compare discussion of form history at 'emself pron.). With the δ. forms compare ζ. forms at them pron., adj., and n. and discussion at that entry. The emphatic and reflexive pronoun corresponding to they, them. I. Emphatic uses. 1. ?1405 MS Vesp. F.vii f. 86, in at Thaim self [They] saylit thaim selfis til Halyeland in Ingland with that schip. 1502 C. Somerset & W. Warham Let. 17 May in J. Gairdner (1863) II. 107 Thei them selves coulde not acertayne us of the tyme. 1555 R. Eden in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Pref. sig. bij More monstrous then the monsters theim selues. 1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione ii. sig. Q.iii Often times to them themselues, they thrust out filthie & most dishonest woordes. 1611 John xviii. 28 They themselves went not into the Iudgement hall, lest they should be defiled. 1651 J. Howell 143 Approv'd of by the Popes Breve's themselfs. 1722 R. Perkins Let. 28 Nov. in (1965) 74 They themselves will destroy it by their fickle and disunited actions. 1779 No. 54. ⁋7 You tell us the effects of your feelings, child; but you don't distinguish the feelings themselves. 1810 G. Crabbe ii. 21 Monuments themselves Memorials need. 1879 W. E. Gladstone II. vi. 295 Themselves knowing nothing of difficulty, or of obscurity,..they are liable to be intolerant of other men who stumble. 1896 T. Hardy (rev. ed.) Pref. p. vi Music-paper (which they mostly ruled themselves). 1933 ‘E. Cambridge’ i. i. 33 The old gnarled trees themselves were crowded with masses of white flowers with pink stamens. 2006 R. Johnston & C. Pattie vii. 262 Those who live with abstainers are themselves more likely than normal to abstain. 1782 III. 623 [Report of speech by C. J. Fox] It was to him a plain, simple, and positive maxim, that no person, not even a parent..,could possibly judge so well for a son, a daughter, or a ward, as the person themselves. a1910 M. H. Buckman (1912) 62 Standing in front of the portrait you feel that from that picture the man or woman may be known, their character, their history, even.., as from the man or woman themselves. 1970 H. Goro 37/1 There are some people I know who are very poor and keep a very clean home... It all depends on the person themselves. The conditions cannot be blamed on the landlord. 2002 J. K. Peat et al. viii. 284 When conducting research in children, consent should be obtained from the parent or guardian.., and also from the child themselves when they reach sufficient maturity. 2019 (Nexis) 22 Mar. None of which ought to be seen as an indictment of Dillon themselves, who is friendly and charming and seems reasonably sanguine about the pronouns. 2. Used instead of the subjective pronoun they. 1534 G. Ferrers tr. f. 153v Such as they haue putte in theyr places to do theyr offyces..for whose actes themselues wyll aunswere. 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus f. 105 Theimselfes by great pielage..dooe growe dayly & encrease in welthe. 1624 W. Bedell x. 135 Themselues doe vtterly denie it. 1701 J. Swift v. 58 To remember how themselves sat in fear of their Persons. 1798 J. O'Keefe Farmer ii. iii. in IV. 306 Musty age forbids soft wooing, What themselves are past the doing. 1853 T. T. Lynch ii. 44 People's timorousness..shows how insecurely grounded themselves are. 1949 E. Blunden 32 Few indeed Prefer the barbed wire and the ravaged town, The plague-pit where themselves and myriads bleed. 1563 A. Golding tr. L. Bruni Ep. Ded. sig. a.ii Vines..require the staye of trees that bee stronger then themselues. 1572 ii. f. 171 To raise a Rable of Rascals as base as themselues to countenance & accompanie them. 1649 No. 1 2 Many who were as ill principled, and as little resolved as themselves. 1714 R. Fiddes (ed. 2) II. 338 The suspension of the clouds in a medium less gross than themselves. 1747 S. Richardson I. x. 56 And so go on heaping up, till death, as greedy an accumulator as themselves, gathers them into his garner! 1881 J. S. Burdon-Sanderson in 8 Sept. 440/2 The subjects of experiment used by the two last-mentioned physiologists were themselves. 1994 6 Mar. vii. 13/1 The hell that is themselves and other people. c1555 sig. Cviv Would ye haue themselues against their kynde, to work contrary to their profession? 1645 J. Milton 37* Confidently to those who have read good bookes, and to those whose reason is not an illiterate booke to themselves I appeale. 1711 J. Addison No. 26. ¶5 The Monuments of their [sc. Dutch] Admirals..represent 'em like themselves. 1764 T. Reid i. §1 If we would know the works of God, we must consult themselves with attention and humility. 1825 W. Scott Betrothed x, in II. 191 They have..sacked the houses of the Flemings, spoiled their goods, misused their families, and murdered themselves. 1827 W. Scott Surgeon's Daughter in 1st Ser. II. v. 120 You are one of themselves, you know—Middlemas of that Ilk. 1921 W. de la Mare (1922) xii. 111 I know now that it is not when we are near people that we reach themselves. 2001 A. M. Greeley xiii. 131 We'll have themselves here for supper over the week-end. 1698 M. Lister in (Royal Soc.) 20 247 They came so out of their Fits, that they were also well and as much themselves as ever. 1698 J. Fryer 379 Yet those..are always as lean as Skeletons, and seldom themselves. a1756 T. Pyle (1776) ii. 29 To be as truly themselves, when acting..unseen, as when seen and extolled. 1838 W. Ware I. 151 Even then when they are most themselves, there has a dullness, a dreamy absence of mind, a fixed sadness, come over them. 1920 June 86/2 It was sufficient for him that they were human beings living under conditions in which they could be simply themselves. 1991 D. Stafford & L. Hodgkinson 132 As children they are never allowed to be themselves, but always feel they must play a part. II. Reflexive uses. 5. 1466 in (1841) 346 Item, to ij fellers of tymbre, and to fynde them selffes, viij d. 1502 C. Somerset & W. Warham Let. 17 May in J. Gairdner (1863) II. 107 Thei wold confesse them selves to be there as commissioners. 1548 f. cxxxvv The remnant..lept ouer the castle wal, and so saued themselfes. 1645 S. Marshall 50 Some great ones..discover themselves to be of Machiavels religion. 1647 J. Trapp (2 Thess. iii. 11) Whose whole life is to eat..and laugh themselves fat. 1706 tr. J. B. Morvan de Bellegarde 230 They praise themselves..and drink like Nectar, the ironical Encomiums that are made them. 1776 J. Hawkins V. i. vii. 66 The musicians of his time,..thought themselves disgraced by this practice of his. 1807 T. Young I. xlviii. 591 The Greeks..indulged themselves in the most frivolous conjectures respecting it [sc. astronomy]. 1877 15 Dec. 522/3 Farmers should not allow themselves to be repeatedly victimized in this manner. 1948 ‘R. Crompton’ iv. 39 Mrs. Willoughby always gave them a good tea and saw to it that they enjoyed themselves. 2001 1 Jan. i. 5/1 News channels had whipped themselves into a frenzy of storm warnings. 1543 ( (1812) 317 Emong theim selfes our lordes for hie prudence, Of the bishop asked counsaill and sentence. 1543 ( (1812) 132 Sodenly doores and wyndowes al clapped With hydeous noyce..Opened and sperred, al by theim selfs fast rapped. 1565 T. Stapleton tr. Bede v. xi. f. 163 [They] did cast lotts equally amongest them selfs. 1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin 311/2 Giue them selues leaue, to quoyne newe articles of faith. 1611 Gen. iii. 7 They..made themselues aprons. View more context for this quotation 1617 F. Moryson iii. 70 The dores..by waights are made to shut of themselves. 1684 tr. A. O. Exquemelin iii. 11 Neither do they give themselves the trouble to plant more fruits, that what are necessary for the sustentation of humane life. 1755 J. Smith iv. 51 Some [authors] give themselves no concern about capitaling. 1779 No. 17. ⁋15 Not to make fools of themselves. 1817 W. Scott II. xiii. 277 These Hielands of ours..are but a wild kind of warld by themsells. 1885 16 Sept. 5/2 The points on which they differ among themselves. 1909 294/2 Wild birds built themselves comfortable nests in all the nooks. 2004 A. Robbins 25 Slutty girls who cared only about themselves. 6. In anaphoric reference to a singular pronoun or noun. Cf. they pron. 2, them pron. 4. Use of themselves with a singular antecedent has sometimes been considered erroneous.1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart II. f. cxciii/1 Euery man prouyded themselfes nobly and eche for other. 1594 W. Shakespeare sig. B4 Euerie one to rest themselues betake. View more context for this quotation 1694 (Royal Soc.) 18 179 Each Superficies in the Articulations adapt themselves on all sides so exactly one to t'other. 1734 I. Watts 49 When persons, each for themselves, took a slight repast, in a running manner. 1825 J. Neal I. 138 They entered.., declaring..that ‘nobody needn't plague themselves; for they..hadn't come over to tarry.’ 1874 G. W. Dasent 3 Every one likes to keep it to themselves as long as they can. 1900 ‘R. Boldrewood’ v. 81 That's quite right, sir; no one should run themselves out of pocket, high or low. 1964 23 Dec. 11 c/1 Bring to the table whole and serve there, passing the creamy butter sauce so each person may help themselves. 2015 A. Silvera 118 Everyone shares three stories or facts about themselves and then you take turns figuring out everyone's lie. 1529 tr. M. Luther in tr. Erasmus sig. C.iv Yf the one shulde withdrawe them selves from the other.., it is vndouted that they shulde so defraude them. 1670 (single sheet) If any one is infected, and finds themselves ill, then presently let them (without delay) take this powder, and then to bed and sweat carefully three hours. 1768 A. Tucker II. xxxi. 266 Natural terrors..may seize anybody upon first trial before they have hardened themselves by custom. 1857 M. A. Power II. xii. 143 She looked round her with the air of a person who finds themselves transported into a new and strange region. 1979 C. C. Herbruck xix. 202 Until someone understands what they're saying about themselves and the feelings they have about their parenting. 2007 21 Sept. 16/8 Somebody with a high opinion of themselves. 2009 @genderbitch 12 Dec. in twitter.com (accessed 26 Sept. 2019) My partner's family are pleased that my partner figured themselves out and is happier. Some parents don't suck. 2015 (Univ. of Florida) 20 Feb. 4/2 Lee speaks for themselves and does not represent any community. 2019 (Nexis) 5 Apr. Lawlor's gender identity is still not easily categorized... In their teens.., they simply regarded themselves as queer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  pron.?1405 |
