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21. heo-self pron.(1)

Additional spellings: heoself
4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) As reflexive object of a verb: the female person referred to, herself; (b) as emphatic subject referring to a noun which was fem. in OE: itself.

22. heo-self pron.(2)

Additional spellings: heoself
4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) As emphatic subject of a verb: they themselves; (b) as reflexive object: themselves.

23. hē̆r(e pron. (possessive plural)

Additional spellings: here
202 quotations in 8 senses
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With reference to persons: (a) denoting possession in the broadest sense: their; (b) her ouen, their own; her two, their two, both of their; (c) with sg. antecedent.

24. hē̆ren pron.

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(a) Used absol.: theirs, their own, of them; their property, their folly, etc.; thei (hem) and heren, they (themselves) and their households; heren sheppend, the Creator of them; of heren, belonging…

25. hē̆res pron.

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(a) Used absol.: theirs, their own; their people, their land, their name, etc.; for hem and heres, for themselves and their families; of heres, belonging to themselves; heres unthankes, against their…

26. hẹ̄-self pron.

Additional spellings: heself
14 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) As emphatic subject of a verb: he himself; -- also used when verb is omitted; (b) as pleonastic subject: himself.

27. him pron.

227 quotations in 10 senses
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As object of a verb or preposition, subject or object of infinitive, etc.: (a) with reference to persons: the male person referred to, him; (b) with reference to male animals or animals having…

28. him-self pron.

Additional spellings: himself
151 quotations in 3 senses
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Emphatic sg. masc. pron. having the same referent as the subject; -- the referent is usually a male human being or a male animal but may also be a thing: (a) as an appositive to the subject of a…

29. hine pron.

53 quotations in 2 senses
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With male human or animal referent: (a) as object of a verb, subject or object of an infinitive: him; (b) as object of a preposition: him; (c) as reflexive object: himself; (d) used in impersonal…

30. hine-self pron.

Additional spellings: hineself
19 quotations in 1 sense
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With male human referent: himself: (a) as emphatic object of a verb; (b) as emphatic object of a preposition; (c) as reflexive object of a verb; (d) with impersonal verb.

31. hir(e pron.(1)

Additional spellings: hire
97 quotations in 6 senses
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With reference to persons: (a) denoting possession in a broad sense: her; (b) hir ouen, her own.

32. hir(e pron.(2)

Additional spellings: hire
159 quotations in 6 senses
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As direct or indirect object of a verb, object of a preposition or infinitive, etc.: (a) with reference to female persons: her; (b) with reference to female animals or to creatures having feminine…

33. hiren pron.

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(a) Used absol.: hers, her own; her world, her property, her child, etc.; of hiren, of her own, of herself; (b) as poss. pron. [prob. error]: her.

34. hires pron.

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(a) Used absol.: hers, her own; her property, her child, her desire, her heart, etc.; of hires, belonging to her; to..worshipe..hires, in honor of her; (b) in early use [prob. error]: her.

35. hire-self pron.

Additional spellings: hireself
88 quotations in 2 senses
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Emphatic sg. fem. pron., having the same referent as the subject: herself: (a) as an appositive to the subject of a clause, an elliptical clause, or a ppl. phr.; (b) as reflexive object of a verb…

36. his pron.(1)

350 quotations in 6 senses
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Referring to a male human antecedent: his, of him: (a) modifying a noun which denotes something owned or something in one's charge or keeping; (b) modifying a noun denoting a part; his arm, his soule,

37. his pron.(2)

74 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) This man's money, his own property, his possessions, his kingdom, his home, etc.; that which is owed to him, his due; also fig.; of his, of his money, of his property, of his own; (b) his heart…

38. his pron.(3)

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The singular feminine object of a verb, referring to: (a) a woman: her; (b) a female animal: her; (c) a thing, an action, an abstraction: it; hes, his, he it.

39. his pron.(4)

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The plural object of a verb or an infinitive: them; -- referring to: (a) persons; mes, one them; caldes, called them; (b) animals; hes, he them; brogtes, brought them; (c) things; hes, he them; settes

40. hisen pron.

7 quotations in 1 sense
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Used absol.: that which belongs to him, his own; his people, his house, his due, etc.