thyself
Your own self
Thyself is the archaic or biblical reflexive form of "you," corresponding to "yourself" in modern English.
It appears with the subject "thou": Know thyself, To thine own self be true.
The word survives mainly in religious texts, historical fiction, and deliberately elevated or mock-formal speech.
Archaic second-person pronoun
- theeSecond-person object, antiquated
- thineYours, archaically
- yeArchaic second-person plural
- hathArchaic possessive verb
doth · wherefore · hither · thither · whence · hence · prithee · forsooth
Elizabethan dramatist and poet
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
- sonnetFourteen-line metered poem
- verseMetered poetic passage
- HamletDanish prince's revenge tragedy
monologue · Elizabethan · tragedy · comedy · bard · folio · iambic · pentameter
Scrutiny of one's thoughts
- self-reflectionExamining one's own mind
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- meditationFocused attention practice
soul-searching · self-discovery · self-knowledge · self-scrutiny · self-questioning · mindfulness · conscience · self-inquiry
Sacred religious writings
- psalmSacred scriptural song
- proverbTraditional saying expressing truth
- commandmentAuthoritative rule to obey
- covenantBinding formal pledge
testament · parable · sermon · repentance · salvation · righteousness · sin · temptation
thou
Archaic second-person pronoun
hath · doth · wherefore · hither · thither · whence · hence · prithee · forsooth · verily
Shakespeare
Elizabethan dramatist and poet
Hamlet · monologue · Elizabethan · tragedy · comedy · bard · folio · iambic · pentameter · poetic
self-examination
Scrutiny of one's thoughts
- self-reflectionExamining one's own mind
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
meditation · soul-searching · self-discovery · self-knowledge · self-scrutiny · self-questioning · mindfulness · conscience · self-inquiry · self-understanding
scripture
Sacred religious writings
- psalmSacred scriptural song
- proverbTraditional saying expressing truth
- commandmentAuthoritative rule to obey
covenant · testament · parable · sermon · repentance · salvation · righteousness · sin · temptation · soul
self
One's own being
- pronounNoun's grammatical replacement
- second-personGrammar addressing the audience
- singularOne in number