Thenk eek Fortune, as wel thy-selven wost, 600 Helpeth hardy man to his enpryse, And weyveth wrecches, for hir cowardyse.
And if that I, at loves reverence, Have any word in eched for the beste, Doth therwith-al right as your-selven leste.
So wisly thou me, woful wrecche, To reste bringe out of this cruel sorwe, 1445 I wol my-selven slee if that ye drecche.
Whan I was come ayen into the place 295 That I of spak, that was so swote and grene, Forth welk I tho, my-selven to solace.
And al the cost I wol my-selven make; And chees what folk that thou wilt with thee take; Lat see now, darstow taken this viage?
And, with that worde, his swerd she took as swythe, That warm was of her loves blood and hoot, And to the herte she her-selven smoot.
And for to make yow the more mery, I wol my-selven gladly with yow ryde, Right at myn owne cost, and be your gyde.
Now sith that maydens hadden swich despyt 1395 To been defouled with mannes foul delyt, Wel oghte a wyf rather hir-selven slee Than be defouled, as it thinketh me.
God woot, a man may sleen him-self with his owene knyf, and make him-selven dronken of his owene tonne.
And of Achilles with his queynte spere, For he coude with it bothe hele and dere, 240 Right in swich wyse as men may with the swerd Of which right now ye han your-selven herd.
A man may do no sinne with his wyf, Ne hurte him-selven with his owene knyf; 1840 For we han leve to pleye us by the lawe.
And whan he sey noon other remedye, In hote coles he hath him-selven raked, For with no venim deyned him to dye.
What sholde I mo ensamples heer-of sayn, Sith that so manye han hem-selven slayn 1420 Wel rather than they wolde defouled be?
Biforn the folk hir-selven strepeth she, And in hir smok, with heed and foot al bare, 895 Toward hir fader hous forth is she fare.
But atte laste, with muchel care and wo, We fille acorded, by us selven two.
And som-tyme your-selven sayd, rightwisnesse evenliche rewardeth, to quyte oon benefit for another.
Thenk eek Fortune, as wel thy-selven wost, 600 Helpeth hardy man to his empryse, And weyveth wrecches, for hir cowardyse.
To reste bringe out of this cruel sorwe, 1445 I wol my-selven slee if that ye drecche.
I fele now so sharpe a newe peyne, Sin that ther is no remedie in this cas, 1270 That bet were it I with myn hondes tweyne My-selven slow, than alwey thus to pleyne.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "selven" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
