ourself

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ourself

/(ˌ)aʊə(ɹ)ˈsɛlf/
/(ˌ)ɑː(ɹ)ˈsɛlf/
/wɐˈsɛl/ Northumbria
/wəˈsɛl/ Northumbria

Rhymes with -ɛlf

Where it comes from

From Middle English oure-selfe; equivalent to our + -self.

pronoun of we

first person, pronoun, proscribed, reflexive, sometimes The reflexive of the royal or editorial we: myself (as used by one who is a monarch, writer or speaker when referring to oneself as we). In the present study, we will limit ourself to the simplest of cases.
first person, pronoun, proscribed, reflexive, sometimes The reflexive of the generic we: oneself. We should love our neighbor as ourself.
colloquial, first person, proscribed, reflexive, sometimes Reflexive of "we" referring to an individual person being addressed, especially a person in the speaker's care. Hello Mrs Miggins. Did we manage to wash ourself this morning?
first person, proscribed, sometimes The reflexive of we: ourselves.

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pron reflexive of editorial or royal we

Français	nous-même
Deutsch	uns, Uns
Română	înșine, însene

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@misc{ourself_2026,
  title = {ourself},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ourself},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}