I am thinking "themself" is a very old deprecated way of saying this. What would be more proper?
An example would be:
One does not simply build Rome themself.
It just seems awkward with "themself."
Answer
Singular they is a usage hallowed by time, and, since reflexive pronouns are inflected on both the pronoun root and the -self/-selves reflexive suffix (e.g, my[sg]
-self[sg]
vs our[pl]
-selves[pl]
), the correct reflexive for singular they is themself.
Dictionaries, by the way, are not reliable sources for grammar, just as grammars are not reliable sources for lexical meaning.
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