Definition
An archaic or dialectal reflexive pronoun sometimes used in place of 'himself,' though this usage is very rare and non-standard.
Etymology
From 'hem' (an archaic form of 'him') plus 'self,' following the pattern of reflexive pronoun formation. This represents an older English grammatical structure largely abandoned in standard English.
Kelly Says
'Hemself' is a ghost in the English pronoun system—early speakers experimented with forms like 'hemself,' 'hirself,' and 'himself' before settling on modern standard pronouns, and these variants survived longest in remote dialects.
Translations
CACatalà
ell mateix
el ma-teix
CSČeština
sam pro sebe
sam pro sebe
DADansk
sig selv
seeg selv
DEDeutsch
sich selbst
zich zelt
ESEspañol
a sí mismo
a see mismo
FRFrançais
lui-même
lui-meh-n
HEעברית
ב himself
b himself
HUMagyar
magának
ma-ga-nak
IDBahasa Indonesia
dirinya sendiri
di-rin-ya sen-di
ITItaliano
a se stesso
a seh steh-sso
KMKM
ខ្លួនឯង
khlou-an-a-eng
MSBahasa Melayu
diri sendiri
di-ri sen-di
NONorsk
seg selv
seg selv
PLPolski
sam dla siebie
sam dla siebie
PTPortuguês
a si mesmo
ah see mesmo
RORomână
pe sine
peh see-neh
RUРусский
сам себе
sam sebe
SVSvenska
sig själv
seeg selv
THไทย
ตัวเขาเอง
tua khua eng
TRTürkçe
kendisi
ken-di-see
UKУкраїнська
сам собі
sam sobi
VITiếng Việt
bản thân
ban than