Myself Definition
A form of I, used: a) as an intensifier [I saw it myself; I myself saw it] b) as a reflexive [I hurt myself] c) with the meaning “my real, true, or normal self” [I am not myself today] (in this construction my functions as an adjective and self as a noun, and they may be separated) [my own sweet self] Now sometimes used as a subject or a nonreflexive object in certain contexts [he spoke to John and myself]
(reflexive) Me, as direct or indirect object the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition, when the speaker is also the subject. [from 9th c.]
Personally, for my part; used in apposition to I, sometimes for simple emphasis and sometimes with implicit exclusion of any others performing the activity described. [from 10th c.]
- me myself
- and I
- myself
- your humble servant
- yours-truly
- my own sweet self; me
- personally
- on my own responsibility
- on my own authority
- the writer
- the author
- the speaker
- me personally
- I personally
- in my proper person
That being which is oneself.
Origin of Myself
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Middle English mi-self from Old English mē selfum, mē selfne mē me me-1 in Indo-European roots selfum, selfne dative and accusative of self self self
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From me (pronoun) + self (pronoun). Later partly reinterpreted as my + self (noun).
From Wiktionary
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