herself

herself Definition

her·self (hər self′)

a form of she, used:

as an intensifier she said so herself
as a reflexive she hurt herself
with the meaning “her real, true, or actual self” [she is not herself today]: in this construction her functions as an adjective and self as a noun, and they may be separated [her own sweet self]
Irish as a subject herself will have her tea now

Etymology: ME hire self < OE hire selfum, dat. sing. of hie self: see her & self

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