Re: USAGE: 2nd pers. pron. for God

> it is discouraged to
> refer to God by any gendered pronoun - him, his, her, hers (although
> lay people and older clergy still do from habit).  I always heard
> "God" and even "God's self" or "Godself" versus "Himself."
This means that English has 4 genders:
masculinum, femininum, neutrum and theonymum.

2.sg.m|f|n.   you have;   yourself
2.sg.t.   thou hast;   thyself
3.sg.m.   he has;   himself
3.sg.f.   she has;   herself
3.sg.n.   it has;   itself
3.sg.t.   God hath;   God'sself
2.pl.m|f|n.   you (or youse) have;   yourselves
2.pl.t.   yee (or *thouse) have;
3.pl.m|f|n.   they have;   themselves
3.pl.t.   gods have;   *gods'selves

      P. A.

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