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weself

US/ˌwiˈsɛlf/

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Caribbean/wiˈsɛlf/

weself pronoun: synonym of ourselves.

Pronoun

weself

  1. (Caribbean) Synonym of ourselves.
    • At another dinner, the president, on the removal of the cloth, rose and said... We will conduct weself in sich a manner, dat massa will neber be sorry for what him do dis night.1834 September 27, Anonymous, "West Indies: Spanish Town, Aug. 2, 1834", Niles' Weekly Register, Vol. XLVII (Vol. XI, 4th Ser.), p. 58
    • Doctor, dey ain't no magic Yankee medicine could save any of we. Few halfdollars... would help, but de only medicine could save we is we weself.1991, Robert Antoni, Divina Trace, page 410
    Synonyms:
    ourselves

Synonyms of weself

Forms of weself

alternative formweselves
alternative formwe-selves
alternative formwe'selves

Origin of weself

From Middle English we-self, weself, we selve, &c., from Old English we selfe and later separate construction as we + -self. Compare Tyneside English we (“us”).

Questions about weself

What does weself mean?
Weself means synonym of ourselves.
What part of speech is weself?
Weself is a pronoun.
How do you pronounce weself?
Weself is pronounced /wiˈsɛlf/ (Caribbean).

Words near weself in the dictionary

  1. Wesche
  2. Wesches
  3. Wescott
  4. Wescotts
  5. Weseen
  6. weself
  7. Weseman
  8. Wesemans
  9. Wesenberg
  10. Wesenbergs
  11. Weser

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