eirself

English

Etymology

From eir +‎ -self, in pattern of hisself and herself (construed as formed from adjectival her), or by dropping th from theirself.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛlf

Pronoun

eirself

1. (reflexive, rare, nonstandard) A gender-neutral object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject, equivalent to themself and coordinate with himself or herself.
   • 1999 July 23, Allover Stripes, “looking for a style”, in rec.martial-arts.moderated (Usenet):

     In practical terms, the sensei needs to teach some stretching in order to protect eir students from injury and eirself from liability.

   • 1999 November 30, excalibor, “USS TITANIA: Preparations for dinner...”, in alt.starfleet.rpg (Usenet):

     Finished with spiritual cleaning, Eir hunger satisfied, Sereah took a quick sonic shower and prepared Eirself for the formal dinner. E wasn't yet used to Eir red command uniform.

Synonyms

• see Appendix:English third-person singular pronouns

Anagrams

• Leifers, e-filers, refiles, reflies, relfies, reliefs, relifes