thysel

Scots

Alternative forms

  • deesel

Etymology

From Middle English thy-selfe, thiself, thi-zelf, from Old English þīnes selfes, equivalent to thy +‎ sel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈðɑeˌsɛl/
  • (Orkney) IPA(key): /ˈðiˌsɛl/
  • (Shetland) IPA(key): /ˈdiˌsɛl/

Determiner

thysel

  1. (archaic outside Orkney and Shetland) thyself, yourself (reflexive form of thou)

Usage notes

  • Regularly used throughout Scotland up until the middle of the 1800s; now only used as an archaism outside Shetland and Orkney.

References

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