hisself
pronunciation
How to pronounce hisself in British English:
UK [hɪ'self]
How to pronounce hisself in American English:
US [hɪz'self]
Word Origin
- hisself (pron.)
- see himself. The shift in felt meaning of the first element of this compound from dative to gentitive created this new word c. 1400, whereas the same process did not change herself.
Example
- 1. Got hisself shot dead at petersburg .
- 2. What 's the sergeant doing ? Trying to blow hisself up .
- 3. How 'd this go all screwy ? Well , each wants the chest for hisself .
- 4. This country ever saw . The all-father hisself .
- 5. A number of readers had no memory of having heard " drownded " or " hisself " said by anyone , ever , prestigious or not .