Also spelled yerseln, yourseln, yo’sef, and yo’self
pron
Freq #260
Meanings
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1
pron
Your own self; used when you are both the subject and the object of an action.
Be careful with that fire or you'll burn yourself.
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2
pron
You, used for emphasis to stress that you alone are involved.
You yourself know that what you wrote was wrong.
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Etymology
From Middle English yourself, equivalent to your + -self.
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