nainsell

English

Etymology

From nain (from reanalysis of an own, mine own etc. as a nain, my nain) + sell, alternative form of self.

Noun

nainsell

1. (Scotland, obsolete) self
   • 1902, William MacLeod Raine, A Daughter of Raasay‎^[1]:

     "Gin ye hae your appetite wi' you we'll eat, Mr. Montagu, for I'm a wee thingie hungry my nainsell (myself).

   • 1806, Walter Scott, Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Vol. II (of 3)‎^[2]:

     Forsooth her nainsell lives by thift.

Alternative forms

• nainsel