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hersen

UK/hɜːˈsɛn/US/hɝˈsɛn/

hersen pronoun: herself.

Pronoun

hersen

  1. (dialectal) Herself.
    • She barely came to church, holed hersen up in that house and roamed moors alone every night! She cursed hersen by letting in Devil and brought a curse down on the whole valley!2013, Karen Perkins, Thores-Cross

Origin of hersen

From Middle English hirselven, hireselven, hurre-selfen, equivalent to her + sen (“self”).

Questions about hersen

What does hersen mean?
Hersen means herself.
What part of speech is hersen?
Hersen is a pronoun.
How do you pronounce hersen?
Hersen is pronounced /hɜːˈsɛn/ (UK).

Words near hersen in the dictionary

  1. hersed
  2. Hersee
  3. herself
  4. herselfe
  5. herselves
  6. hersen
  7. herses
  8. Hersey
  9. Hersh
  10. Hersham
  11. Hershaw

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