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Originally dative, but since 14c. often treated as genitive, hence <span class="foreign notranslate">her own sweet self</span>, etc. Also compare <a href="/word/himself" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of himself " class="crossreference notranslate">himself</a>.</p></section><span></span></div></div></div><div class="related--32LCi"><h3 class="h3_title" title="words related to herself">Entries linking to <i>herself</i></h3><div class="related__details--2kumU"><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of her" href="/word/her#etymonline_v_9171">her<!-- --> <!-- -->(objective case)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>Old English <span class="foreign notranslate">hire</span> "her," third person singular feminine dative pronoun, which replaced accusative <span class="foreign notranslate">hie</span> beginning in 10c. See <a href="/word/he" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of he " class="crossreference notranslate">he</a>. Cognate with Old Frisian <span class="foreign notranslate">hiri</span>, Middle Dutch <span class="foreign notranslate">hore</span>, Dutch <span class="foreign notranslate">haar</span>, Old High German <span class="foreign notranslate">iru</span>, German <span class="foreign notranslate">ihr</span>.</p></section></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of himself" href="/word/himself#etymonline_v_34326">himself<!-- --> <!-- -->(pron.)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>Old English <span class="foreign notranslate">him selfum</span>, from dative/accusative personal pronoun <a href="/word/him" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of him " class="crossreference notranslate">him</a> + <a href="/word/self" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of self " class="crossreference notranslate">self</a>, here used as an inflected adjective.</p></section></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div></div><ul class="related__container--22iKI"><a target="_self" title="Origin and meaning of self" href="/word/self"><li class="related__word--3Si0N">self</li></a><a target="_self" title="Origin and meaning of hisself" href="/word/hisself"><li class="related__word--3Si0N">hisself</li></a><a class="related__more--1gm0U related__word--3Si0N" href="/word/herself/related"><li>See all related words (<!-- -->4<!-- -->) <!-- -->></li></a></ul></div><div data-ad-container="true" class="adContainer--6CVz1 vertical" style="margin-top:1em"><span class="adLabel--35hfi">Advertisement</span><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7093273770345366" style="display:block;width:100%" data-ad-slot="8757723469" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins></div><div class="ngram--SmXCf"><h3 class="h3_title" title="Trends of herself">Trends of <i>herself</i></h3><div class="ngram__container--NwjaG" style="height:180px"><canvas id="ngram-chart"></canvas></div><div class="ngram__footer--3-9dX">adapted from books.google.com/ngrams/. 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source of Scott's fliskmahoy "girl giddy and full of herself...</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" data-recommended-type="complete" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of talent" href="/word/talent"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">talent<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">late 13c., "inclination, disposition, will, desire;" c. 1300, "feeling, emotion, passion," senses now obsolete, from Old French talent (12c.), from Medieval Latin talenta, plural of talentum "inclination, leaning, will, desire" (11c.), in classical Latin "balance, weight; sum of </section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" data-recommended-type="complete" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of propagate" href="/word/propagate"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">propagate<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">1560s, "to cause to multiply by natural generation or reproduction" (transitive), from Latin propagatus, past participle of propagare "set forward, extend, spread, increase; multiply plants by layers, breed," from propago (genitive propaginis) "that which propagates, offspring," </section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" data-recommended-type="complete" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of orange" href="/word/orange"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">orange<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">late 14c., in reference to the fruit of the orange tree (late 13c. as a surname), from Old French orange, orenge (12c., Modern French orange), from Medieval Latin pomum de orenge, from Italian arancia, originally narancia (Venetian naranza), an alteration of Arabic naranj, from P</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div></div></div><div class="share-tool socialShare--223YS"><h3 title="Share herself to social networks" class="socialShare__title--34iP2">Share <i>herself</i></h3><div class="cite--1qJ-_ share-cite">‘<!-- -->cite<!-- -->’</div><a title="Share on Facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etymonline.com%2Fword%2Fherself" data-social-target="Facebook" target="blank" rel="nofollow" class="fa share socialShare__icon--3FJac socialShare__icon__facebook--2fm3U fa-facebook"></a><a title="Share on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etymonline.com%2Fword%2Fherself&text=herself%20%7C%20Etymology%20of%20herself%20by%20etymonline" data-social-target="Twitter" target="blank" rel="nofollow" class="fa share socialShare__icon--3FJac socialShare__icon__twitter--1iFxf fa-twitter"></a><a title="Share on Reddit" href="https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etymonline.com%2Fword%2Fherself&title=herself%20%7C%20Etymology%20of%20herself%20by%20etymonline" data-social-target="Reddit" target="blank" rel="nofollow" class="fa share socialShare__icon--3FJac socialShare__icon__reddit--30bBu fa-reddit"></a><a title="Share on Email" href="mailto:?subject=herself%20%7C%20Etymology%20of%20herself%20by%20etymonline&body=Origin%20of%20herself%3A%20emphatic%20or%20reflexive%20form%20of%20third%20person%20feminine%20pronoun%2C%20Old%20English%20hire%20self%3B%20see%20her%20(objective%20case)%20%2B%20self.%20%20...%20See%20more.%0Afrom%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etymonline.com%2Fword%2Fherself%20Find%20out%20more%20at%20etymonline.com" data-social-target="Email" target="blank" rel="nofollow" class="fa share socialShare__icon--3FJac socialShare__icon__email--3hVBm fa-email"></a><div class="cite__content--3ghsO cite-content"><div class="cite__content_title--3ABWh">Page URL:</div><textarea class="cite__content_textarea--3zgJO cite-textarea" readonly="">https://www.etymonline.com/word/herself</textarea><div class="cite__content_title--3ABWh">HTML Link:</div><textarea class="cite__content_textarea--3zgJO cite-textarea" readonly=""><a href="https://www.etymonline.com/word/herself">Etymology of herself by etymonline</a></textarea><div class="cite__content_title--3ABWh">APA style:</div><textarea class="cite__content_textarea--3zgJO cite-textarea" readonly="">Harper, D. 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