Plural form of ainsell; multiple instances of oneself, one's own selves, or Scots plural references to individual identities or properties.
Regular Scots plural formation of 'ainsell' (ain + self + s), following Scots grammatical conventions for creating plural forms of reflexive constructions.
The idea of plural 'selves' touches on something philosophers have debated for centuries—can you have multiple versions of yourself? Scots speakers had a word for this concept, even if it's now archaic!
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