myself
UK[maɪˈsɛlf]US[maɪˈsɛlf]
pron
used by a speaker or writer to refer to himself or herself as the object of a verb or preposition when he or she is the subject of the clause
pron
used to emphasize the speaker or writer
Morpheme Breakdown
my
self
my
i
self
own person
Etymology
the word 'myself' is a compound formed in middle english from the possessive pronoun 'my' and the noun 'self'. its old english equivalent was the dative phrase 'mē selfum', literally meaning 'to me self'. the modern reflexive and emphatic pronoun emerged as the two elements fused into a single grammatical unit. this pattern of combining a possessive pronoun with 'self' to form reflexive pronouns is consistent across the english paradigm, such as 'yourself' and 'ourselves'.
Analysis
Structure: my + self
my: from old english 'mīn' (genitive of 'ic' meaning 'i'), of germanic origin. functions as a possessive determiner.
self: from old english 'self', 'seolf', 'sylf', of germanic origin. functions as a noun meaning 'own person'.
Examples
i bought myself a new book.
i will do it myself.
i am not feeling quite myself today.