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hersel

pronounpeople

reflexive form of the pronoun her

Reflexive form of 'her' — 'herself'. Refers back to a female subject; in idiomatic use (e.g. 'out o' hersel') can mean 'beside herself' or 'out of her mind'.

Example in use

She telt the bairn a story hersel.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/HER-sel/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutralalso: herself

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