Meaning & use
thyself
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An archaic form of "yourself," used as the reflexive or emphatic form of "thou."
See it in a sentence
"Physician, heal thyself," the old proverb goes.
Know thyself, the ancient inscription at Delphi commanded.
A note on using this word
Once standard in early modern English alongside "thou" and "thee," it now survives mainly in religious texts, poetry, and deliberately archaic or formal phrasing.
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