'emselvespron.

Brit.

/əmˈsɛlvz/, U.S.

/əmˈsɛlvz/

Forms: late Middle English hem-selfes, late Middle English hemselfs, late Middle English hem selfs, 1500s hem-selves, 1600s emselvs (Scottish), 1600s ymselves, 1600s ym selves, 1600s– 'emselves, 1600s– emselves, 1700s– umselves, 1700s– 'umselves, 1800s– emsels, 1800s– 'emsels.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: 'emself pron.

Etymology: < 'emself pron. + plural ending -s. Compare themselves pron. and discussion at that entry.

The emphatic and reflexive pronoun corresponding to they, them. Now regional and nonstandard.

I. Reflexive uses.

a. = themselves pron. 5a.

ΚΠ

a1450 Complaint J. Brome in Warwickshire Antiquarian Mag. (1869) 4 183 (MED) The said other persons have knyt and confetrid hem selfs togedres..for the cause abouesaid.

a1500 Gospel of Nicodemus (Harl. 149) (1974) 109 They that wer vppon the erthe reioyssed hem-selfes, ffor the dewe of oure Lorde was to hem helthe.

?1536 ( Jack Upland l. 12 in W. W. Skeat Chaucerian & Other Pieces (1897) 191 Neither they tillen ne sowen,..neither nothing that man shuld helpe but only hem-selves, hir lyves to sustein.

1650 J. Row Wounds Kirk o' Scotl. 6 Nay there are som of yee sitting here,..at has wish't emselvs an hundred times to ha been out o'th Kirk.

1699 T. Cockman tr. Cicero Offices i. ix. 31 They'd hardly ever trouble 'emselves so far.

1715 T. Goddard Six Serm. 20 By such Methods as these they supported 'emselves and their stinking Cause.

1830 United Service Jrnl. July 101 He was abel to send 'em the bite of a lead line, by which forty-four chaps rowced 'emselves over.

1894 Idler Aug. 78 Them freight-breakers what call 'emselves sailor men.

1918 I. E. Benson Campfire Girls' Rural Retreat iv. 31 I..don't want no one hanging aroun' what ought to be enjoyin' umselves.

1958 Observer 14 Dec. 7/6 The birds..get 'emselves into trouble, let 'em get 'emselves out.

2000 N. Griffiths Grits (2001) 70 An ey nir fuckin shit emselves like.

b. = themselves pron. 5b.

ΚΠ

a1450 Complaint J. Brome in Warwickshire Antiquarian Mag. (1869) 4 185 (MED) Some hau ben beten, some her godes taken..as they and euery of them for hemselfs, wole be redy to shewe.

1682 W. Glanius New Voy. E.-Indies 114 They began to abate in their good intelligence among 'emselves.

1698 G. Ridpath Polit. Mischiefs of Popery 120 A horrid baseness against 'emselves and Christianity.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Penitence Penitents, are certain peculiar Friaries, or Societies of Persons who assemble together for Prayers, make Processions bare footed their Faces cover'd with Linnen, and give 'emselves Discipline.

1786 Monthly Rev. Mar. 200 ‘Poor dumb fowls,’ said an honest Shropshire farmer, ‘they conno' speak for 'emselves, and no body speaks for 'em.’

1872 W. E. Webb Buffalo Land 373 You ain't no idee what a gettin' up bluffs, and general absentin' of 'emselves ther wur.

1922 S. Lewis Babbitt xxiii. 279 Let 'em look out for 'emselves!

1999 N. Barr Blind Descent ii. 24 Can't leave anybody by 'emselves down here.

II. Emphatic uses.

2. = themselves pron. I.

ΚΠ

a1500 Gospel of Nicodemus (Harl. 149) (1974) 49 (MED) Trewly, we helde hem as stedfastly as we kowde, but they hem-selfes bowed downe.

1696 Christian Belief 63 Whether there are not Modes and Properties of Things, that by reason of the Imperfection of Human Vnderstanding, or the Immensity or Intricacy of the Things 'emselves, cannot be comprehended by us?

1697 T. Gipps Serm. against Corrupting Word of God 10 Yea the Romanists 'emselves in former Ages did so.

1704 Athenian Oracle III. 264 But let the Vermine creep on Earth,..Lick up the poyson, and on Venom feed; And like 'emselves an odious Issue breed.

1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke II. vii. 89 First they says they can't afford to work the land 'emselves, and then they waint let us work it ether.

1897 E. Hubbard Little Journeys to Homes of Famous Women iv. 137 They wrote them 'emselves with no man to help.

1938 T. Williams Not about Nightingales (1999) i. ii. 15 Not one of 'em but woulda done it 'emselves if they'd 'ad ha'f a chance!

1994 A. Perry Hyde Park Headsman (1995) iv. 121 Them as likes to be told orf like they were kids 'emselves.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	emselves
释义	'emselvespron. Brit. /əmˈsɛlvz/, U.S. /əmˈsɛlvz/ Forms: late Middle English hem-selfes, late Middle English hemselfs, late Middle English hem selfs, 1500s hem-selves, 1600s emselvs (Scottish), 1600s ymselves, 1600s ym selves, 1600s– 'emselves, 1600s– emselves, 1700s– umselves, 1700s– 'umselves, 1800s– emsels, 1800s– 'emsels. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: 'emself pron. Etymology: < 'emself pron. + plural ending -s. Compare themselves pron. and discussion at that entry. The emphatic and reflexive pronoun corresponding to they, them. Now regional and nonstandard. I. Reflexive uses. 1. a. = themselves pron. 5a. ΚΠ a1450 Complaint J. Brome in Warwickshire Antiquarian Mag. (1869) 4 183 (MED) The said other persons have knyt and confetrid hem selfs togedres..for the cause abouesaid. a1500 Gospel of Nicodemus (Harl. 149) (1974) 109 They that wer vppon the erthe reioyssed hem-selfes, ffor the dewe of oure Lorde was to hem helthe. ?1536 ( Jack Upland l. 12 in W. W. Skeat Chaucerian & Other Pieces (1897) 191 Neither they tillen ne sowen,..neither nothing that man shuld helpe but only hem-selves, hir lyves to sustein. 1650 J. Row Wounds Kirk o' Scotl. 6 Nay there are som of yee sitting here,..at has wish't emselvs an hundred times to ha been out o'th Kirk. 1699 T. Cockman tr. Cicero Offices i. ix. 31 They'd hardly ever trouble 'emselves so far. 1715 T. Goddard Six Serm. 20 By such Methods as these they supported 'emselves and their stinking Cause. 1830 United Service Jrnl. July 101 He was abel to send 'em the bite of a lead line, by which forty-four chaps rowced 'emselves over. 1894 Idler Aug. 78 Them freight-breakers what call 'emselves sailor men. 1918 I. E. Benson Campfire Girls' Rural Retreat iv. 31 I..don't want no one hanging aroun' what ought to be enjoyin' umselves. 1958 Observer 14 Dec. 7/6 The birds..get 'emselves into trouble, let 'em get 'emselves out. 2000 N. Griffiths Grits (2001) 70 An ey nir fuckin shit emselves like. b. = themselves pron. 5b. ΚΠ a1450 Complaint J. Brome in Warwickshire Antiquarian Mag. (1869) 4 185 (MED) Some hau ben beten, some her godes taken..as they and euery of them for hemselfs, wole be redy to shewe. 1682 W. Glanius New Voy. E.-Indies 114 They began to abate in their good intelligence among 'emselves. 1698 G. Ridpath Polit. Mischiefs of Popery 120 A horrid baseness against 'emselves and Christianity. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Penitence Penitents, are certain peculiar Friaries, or Societies of Persons who assemble together for Prayers, make Processions bare footed their Faces cover'd with Linnen, and give 'emselves Discipline. 1786 Monthly Rev. Mar. 200 ‘Poor dumb fowls,’ said an honest Shropshire farmer, ‘they conno' speak for 'emselves, and no body speaks for 'em.’ 1872 W. E. Webb Buffalo Land 373 You ain't no idee what a gettin' up bluffs, and general absentin' of 'emselves ther wur. 1922 S. Lewis Babbitt xxiii. 279 Let 'em look out for 'emselves! 1999 N. Barr Blind Descent ii. 24 Can't leave anybody by 'emselves down here. II. Emphatic uses. 2. = themselves pron. I. ΚΠ a1500 Gospel of Nicodemus (Harl. 149) (1974) 49 (MED) Trewly, we helde hem as stedfastly as we kowde, but they hem-selfes bowed downe. 1696 Christian Belief 63 Whether there are not Modes and Properties of Things, that by reason of the Imperfection of Human Vnderstanding, or the Immensity or Intricacy of the Things 'emselves, cannot be comprehended by us? 1697 T. Gipps Serm. against Corrupting Word of God 10 Yea the Romanists 'emselves in former Ages did so. 1704 Athenian Oracle III. 264 But let the Vermine creep on Earth,..Lick up the poyson, and on Venom feed; And like 'emselves an odious Issue breed. 1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke II. vii. 89 First they says they can't afford to work the land 'emselves, and then they waint let us work it ether. 1897 E. Hubbard Little Journeys to Homes of Famous Women iv. 137 They wrote them 'emselves with no man to help. 1938 T. Williams Not about Nightingales (1999) i. ii. 15 Not one of 'em but woulda done it 'emselves if they'd 'ad ha'f a chance! 1994 A. Perry Hyde Park Headsman (1995) iv. 121 Them as likes to be told orf like they were kids 'emselves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < pron.a1450
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