us self
/ʌˈsɛlf/ /əˈsɛlf/(also usself, us-sen) In later use English regional (northern and north midl. ) and United States regional and nonstandard (chiefly in African-American usage). Emphatic and reflexive pronoun, corresponding to we, us. See ourself, ourselves
pronoun
1In apposition to the first person plural pronoun we: for our part; personally; as far as we are concerned. Now rare.
- In Old English probably originally with ūs as a kind of reflexive or ethical dative followed by emphatic selfe in agreement with the subject wē..
2As direct or indirect object or as the object of a preposition.
- In Old English this collocation represents reflexive ūs with forms of self in agreement with the personal pronoun..
Origin
Old English (in an earlier sense). From us + self. Compare self, 4.
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