ownself

English

Etymology

From own +‎ self.

Pronoun

ownself

1. (now chiefly regional, especially Southern US, Caribbean, Singlish) (One's) self; used with a preceding possessive adjective to form a pronominal phrase. [from 14th c.]
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:

     You may be ashamed of your ownself, to disturb People at this Time of Night.

   • 1937, Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Harper, published 2013, page 3:

     “Tea Cake ain't been no boy for some time. He's round thirty his ownself.”

   • 2016, John Chan, Singlish Notebook:

     Did you paint this your ownself?