The old word for "yourself" when speaking to one person — the partner of "thou" and "thy". Like them, it belongs to the Bible, old prayers, hymns, and Shakespeare, not to modern speech.

The old word for "yourself" when speaking to one person是對一個人講話時，「yourself」的古老說法 — the partner of "thou" and "thy".——跟「thou」、「thy」是一組的。 Like them跟它們一樣, it belongs to the Bible, old prayers, hymns, and Shakespeare，它屬於聖經、古老的禱文、聖歌，還有莎士比亞, not to modern speech.，不屬於現代口語。

It does the same two jobs "yourself" does today. First, the reflexive job, where the action comes back on the person: "Love thy neighbour as thyself." Second, the emphasis job, where it is added just to stress who you mean: "Thou thyself hast said it." A few famous lines keep it alive for people who have never read any old English: "Know thyself" (the old Greek motto, usually given in English this way) and "Physician, heal thyself." You may also meet the older spelling "thyselfe".

It does the same two jobs "yourself" does today.它做的是跟今天「yourself」一樣的兩個工作。 First, the reflexive job, where the action comes back on the person第一，反身的工作，也就是動作回到那個人自己身上 : "Love thy neighbour as thyself."：「Love thy neighbour as thyself愛鄰如己」。 Second, the emphasis job, where it is added just to stress who you mean第二，強調的工作，加上它只是為了強調你講的是誰 : "Thou thyself hast said it."：「Thou thyself hast said it你自己說的」。 A few famous lines keep it alive for people who have never read any old English幾句有名的話，讓從沒讀過古英語的人也認得這個字 : "Know thyself" (the old Greek motto, usually given in English this way)：「Know thyself認識你自己」——那句古希臘格言通常就是這樣譯成英文的 and "Physician, heal thyself."，還有「Physician, heal thyself醫者，先醫好你自己」。 You may also meet the older spelling "thyselfe".你也可能遇到更舊的拼法「thyselfe」。

Modern writers reach for it when they want an ancient or solemn tone, and fantasy games and jokey signs use it the same way — often mixing it up with "yourself" halfway through a sentence, which real old English would never do.

Modern writers reach for it when they want an ancient or solemn tone現代作者想要古老或莊重的語氣時，會用上這個字, and fantasy games and jokey signs use it the same way，奇幻遊戲和搞笑的標語牌也是同樣用法 — often mixing it up with "yourself" halfway through a sentence——常常一句話講到一半又跟「yourself」混用, which real old English would never do.，這是真正的古英語絕對不會做的事。