theyselvespron.

Brit.

/ðeɪˈsɛlvz/, U.S.

/ˌðeɪˈsɛlvz/, Caribbean English

/dɛˈsɛlfs/,

/ˌdeːˈsɛlfs/

Forms: 1500s–1600s they selues, 1700s– theyselves, 1900s– they-selves; English regional 1800s– theysells, 1800s– they sells, 1800s– theysels; U.S. regional (in African-American usage) 1800s deyse'fs, 1800s deyselves, 1900s– theyselfs; Caribbean 1900s– theyselfs.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: themselves pron., theirselves pron., they pron.

Etymology: Probably an alteration of either themselves pron. or theirselves pron. with substitution of they pron. for the first element.It is possible that some later instances may reflect reanalysis of reduced forms of theirselves pron., especially in non-rhotic varieties (compare discussion at youself pron.). Eng. Dial. Dict. records forms of theyselves from Norfolk, Dorset, and Devon; Surv. Eng. Dial. records the form theyselves from Kent.

Now chiefly U.S. regional and nonstandard (chiefly in African-American usage) and Caribbean.

I. Emphatic uses.

1. = themselves pron. I.

ΚΠ

1587 J. Bridges Def. Govt. Church of Eng. xi. 872 They they selues doe disioyne their gouernements.

1620 I. C. Theatre Catolique & Protestant Relig. xii. 629 When they were turned protestantes, as they selues do affirme, they became most crwell.

1830 Age 25 Apr. 6/2 It's not no maner of use to bee baiting about the bushes, and bamboozlin and bothrin myself with getting none of the Nobs wat's taken to the rat line theyselves, to spake a good werd for me.

1882 Cent. Mag. Apr. 892 They're pretty peart at the game theyselves.

1893 P. H. Emerson On Eng. Lagoons xlii. 256 Those gents expect you to keep as clean as theysels.

1930 J. F. Dobie Coronado's Children v. 133 Then they got cleaned upo theyselves.

2001 G. Brown Otis Redding iv. 44 The people that was sittin' around, they loved the song theyselves.

II. Reflexive uses.

2. = themselves pron. 5a.

ΚΠ

1788 W. Perry Royal Standard Eng. Dict. (1st Amer. ed.) (Lessons Bad Eng.) 67/2 Nether will the others prides theyselves in his grateniss.

1846 Punch 11 44/2 Zum o' they good gennulmun as calls theyselves Poor Man's Vriends.

1857 A. Trollope Barchester Towers II. xii. 171 Likening theyselves to the quality, as though they was estated folk, or the like o' that!

1897 Longman's Mag. Dec. 154 They mid talk an' talk theysells hoarse.

1974 Black World Apr. 8 He was presenting the street nigguhs in all they glory without no overt exhortation to them to git theyselves togetha.

1992 A. Thorpe Ulverton ix. 201 I can see they now..when I were took wi' the scarlet one time a-foldin theyselves an prayin.

2003 J. Lethem Fortress of Solitude i. vi. 95 Everybody gets theyselves high on something—that's what Barrett says.

3. = themselves pron. 5b.

ΚΠ

1842 Trip Home ix. 280 Oh, they dies o' theyselves.

1872 M. T. Magill Holcombes viii. 65 Niggers don' kno' how to take kere of theyselves nohow.

1901 C. Hare Dinah Kellow 255 Passon didn' like for they to be locked in by theysells.

1926 Rotarian May 65/1 They'll scatter the news all round among theyselves.

1998 C. Rathbone On Outside looking In vi. 69 It's like they doing it to theyselves.

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

单词	theyselves
释义	theyselvespron. Brit. /ðeɪˈsɛlvz/, U.S. /ˌðeɪˈsɛlvz/, Caribbean English /dɛˈsɛlfs/, /ˌdeːˈsɛlfs/ Forms: 1500s–1600s they selues, 1700s– theyselves, 1900s– they-selves; English regional 1800s– theysells, 1800s– they sells, 1800s– theysels; U.S. regional (in African-American usage) 1800s deyse'fs, 1800s deyselves, 1900s– theyselfs; Caribbean 1900s– theyselfs. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: themselves pron., theirselves pron., they pron. Etymology: Probably an alteration of either themselves pron. or theirselves pron. with substitution of they pron. for the first element.It is possible that some later instances may reflect reanalysis of reduced forms of theirselves pron., especially in non-rhotic varieties (compare discussion at youself pron.). Eng. Dial. Dict. records forms of theyselves from Norfolk, Dorset, and Devon; Surv. Eng. Dial. records the form theyselves from Kent. Now chiefly U.S. regional and nonstandard (chiefly in African-American usage) and Caribbean. I. Emphatic uses. 1. = themselves pron. I. ΚΠ 1587 J. Bridges Def. Govt. Church of Eng. xi. 872 They they selues doe disioyne their gouernements. 1620 I. C. Theatre Catolique & Protestant Relig. xii. 629 When they were turned protestantes, as they selues do affirme, they became most crwell. 1830 Age 25 Apr. 6/2 It's not no maner of use to bee baiting about the bushes, and bamboozlin and bothrin myself with getting none of the Nobs wat's taken to the rat line theyselves, to spake a good werd for me. 1882 Cent. Mag. Apr. 892 They're pretty peart at the game theyselves. 1893 P. H. Emerson On Eng. Lagoons xlii. 256 Those gents expect you to keep as clean as theysels. 1930 J. F. Dobie Coronado's Children v. 133 Then they got cleaned upo theyselves. 2001 G. Brown Otis Redding iv. 44 The people that was sittin' around, they loved the song theyselves. II. Reflexive uses. 2. = themselves pron. 5a. ΚΠ 1788 W. Perry Royal Standard Eng. Dict. (1st Amer. ed.) (Lessons Bad Eng.) 67/2 Nether will the others prides theyselves in his grateniss. 1846 Punch 11 44/2 Zum o' they good gennulmun as calls theyselves Poor Man's Vriends. 1857 A. Trollope Barchester Towers II. xii. 171 Likening theyselves to the quality, as though they was estated folk, or the like o' that! 1897 Longman's Mag. Dec. 154 They mid talk an' talk theysells hoarse. 1974 Black World Apr. 8 He was presenting the street nigguhs in all they glory without no overt exhortation to them to git theyselves togetha. 1992 A. Thorpe Ulverton ix. 201 I can see they now..when I were took wi' the scarlet one time a-foldin theyselves an prayin. 2003 J. Lethem Fortress of Solitude i. vi. 95 Everybody gets theyselves high on something—that's what Barrett says. 3. = themselves pron. 5b. ΚΠ 1842 Trip Home ix. 280 Oh, they dies o' theyselves. 1872 M. T. Magill Holcombes viii. 65 Niggers don' kno' how to take kere of theyselves nohow. 1901 C. Hare Dinah Kellow 255 Passon didn' like for they to be locked in by theysells. 1926 Rotarian May 65/1 They'll scatter the news all round among theyselves. 1998 C. Rathbone On Outside looking In vi. 69 It's like they doing it to theyselves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < pron.1587
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