himself

[him-self; medially often im-self]

him·self

[him-self; medially often im-self]
pronoun
1.
an emphatic appositive of him or he: He himself spoke to the men.
2.
a reflexive form of him: He cut himself.
3.
(used in absolute constructions): Himself the soul of honor, he included many rascals among his intimates.
4.
(used as the object of a preposition or as the direct or indirect object of a verb): The old car had room only for himself and three others.
5.
(used in comparisons after as or than): His wife is as stingy as himself.
EXPAND
6.
his normal or customary self: He is himself again.
7.
Irish English. a man of importance, especially the master of the house: Himself will be wanting an early dinner.
COLLAPSE

Origin:
before 900; Middle English him selven, Old English him selfum, dative singular of hē self he himself; see him, self


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Himself is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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himself (hɪmˈsɛlf, (medially often) ɪmˈsɛlf)
 
pron
1.  a.  the reflexive form of he or him
 b.  (intensifier): the king himself waved to me
2.  (preceded by a copula) his normal or usual self: he seems himself once more
3.  (Irish), (Scot) the man of the house: how is himself?
 
[Old English him selfum, dative singular of hē self; see he1, self]

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