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Mine, Myn(e, possess. pron. Also: mynn, miyn, mayn(e; and Mines. [ME. min, myn, OE. mín.] Mine.See also Nane, Naun (= own).

1. a. Qualifying a following noun: My.Much more common before vowels and h. Before consonants obsolescent after the 15th c. Cf. My possess. pron.(1) 1375 Barb. i. 163.
As myn eldris forouth me
1379 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 2.
Nowthir I no myn ayres
1397 Ib. No. 33.
My [v.r. mi] lord and myn [v.r. mine] eme
Ib.
Witht al myn [v.r. myne] othir landis
c1420 Wynt. i. Prol. 25, etc.
Myne intent
Ib. viii. 323.
Myne awnt
1455 Swintons App. xli.
For myn orysoun alanerly
1456 Hay I. 83/31.
Myn advys
1472 Lennox Mun. 82.
Myn ourlord
c1475 Wall. ii. 340, etc. c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 209.
In mynn armes
1506 Glasgow Dioc. Reg. II. 163.
All and sindri myn and theris gudis
1513 Doug. iv. vi. 155 (see My possess. pron. d).
Myne awyn self
1517 Bk. Carlaverock II. 457.
Myn allegians to … the King … and als my lauteth … to my cheif
1530 Lynd. Test. Pap. 210. 1560 Rolland Seven S. 10197.
To se thame with myne ene
1562-3 Winȝet II. 13/14.
The trew sense of myn actour
1596 Dalr. II. 413/15.
To slaik sum thing of myne yre
1686 G. Stuart Joco-Ser. Disc. 26.
To pick out mine awn een
(2) 1375 Barb. i. 626.
Myn herytage
Ib. xx. 191.
Myne hert
1398 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 36.
For me myne heires executors and assignez
c1420 Wynt. iv. 765.
Myn honest det
1446 (14..) Rec. Earld. Orkney 51.
The seill of myne Henrie Randale [L. mei Henrici Randale] lawman, of Nicholaie Tulloch myne, of Joanne Cragy myne armig. [etc.]
a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 1078 (Asl.).
Myne herd hart
a1578 Pitsc. I. 38/6.
Witht myne hart
1603 Philotus cxxxii.
Depairt out of myne hous
(3) a1400 Leg. S. Prol. 169.
To myn purpos win
Ib. i. 224.
As myn moder saide
Ib. iii. 165.
My modir … Had … delyte in myn bewte
Ib. 521. Ib. x. 178. Ib. xi. 1299.
Niniane is myn name
c1420 Wynt. i. Prol. 26.
Myne talent
Ib. v. 2588.
Myne successoure
1473 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 10.
The sayde myn lord has losit [etc.]
1496–7 Acta Conc. II. 54.
Al and haile myn landis of Munivy
1497–8 Newbattle Coll. (Somerville).
To this myn present assingnatione … I haif hungto myn sele
1499 Misc. Spald. C. II. 261.
For all the days of myn lyf
1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. Prol. 126.
Myne visioun
1527 Selkirk B. Ct. MS. 126 a.
Myne twa hous with thair pertinench
1577 Stewart Mem. 106.
In … compleit pament of myne the said Jhone Stewart … baronis pairt of … geir
1665 Irvine Deeds (14 Aug.).
All and haill myne the said Thomas Reids tenement of land abovewrytin

b. Vocatively, also placed after the noun.(1) a1400 Leg. S. i. 248.
Pece be till ȝow, myn brether dere
Ib. xvi. 721.
Myn der wyf
1513 Doug. viii. vi. 105.
Myne awin leif brother
(2) 1513 Doug. iv. i. 96; etc.
O systir myne
a1568 Bann. MS. 225 a/4.
Fairweill sweit lemmane myne
1567 G. Ball. 38.
O father myne

2. Used predicatively and elliptically.(1) predic. (a) a1400 Leg. S. vi. 335.
It sall myn be
a1500 Rauf C. 377.
The weird is mine awin
a1500 Seven S. 1096.
And all this warld war myne
c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxxiv. 24.
‘Think on,’ quod the Devill, ‘that thow art myne’
a1568 Bann. MS. 147 a/1.
It that I spend is myne
a1568 Scott xvi. 7.
To se ane vthir haif the cure That suld be myne
a1628 Carmichael Prov. No. 998.
I dar not say my saule is myne awin
(b) 1545 Douglas Corr. 156.
Alle uder stuffe that I sal sufficientlie prove mayne
(2) ellipt. (a) a1400 Leg. S. xxvii. 448.
Of thi kyne & myn
1385 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 7.
Strekand thair handis in myne
1398 Ib. No. 36.
[Certain others'] seales … to be set to with myne
c1420 Ratis R. 626.
Thai are his vordis & nocht myne
c1420 Wynt. iv. 328.
The landys that I sall tyne Ar Cyrus landys and noucht myn
a1500 Colk. Sow ii. 21.
Dochter, haue Goddis blyssing & myne
1521–2 Douglas in Ellis Orig. Lett. 3 Ser. I. 302.
To thair avne distruccion and myne
1563 Cal. Sc. P. II. 16.
Lord Randell your ladeschippis guid freind and myn
c1600 Montg. Suppl. viii. 14.
Ȝour hert to myne as myne is ȝouris
1653 Hossack Kirkwall 254.
In your unkll Jhon his name, James Baikie, David Kinhead and myn
(b) 1669–81 Haddington Corr. 194.
On Tyousday … Morteins ould hors and mayn runs a by mache

3. absol.a. Those who are mine; my people, family, kindred. b. That which is mine; my property, my affair or concern.a. (a) 1398 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 36.
Th[ruch] me or myne or ony in our name
1431–2 Newbattle MS. 20 Mar.
As I or myn has rycht tyl occupy
c 1442 Coldingham Priory 141.
For it is to me and myn herytaig and malyng
1456 Hay I. 164/18.
Unharmyt of me or ony of myn
a1500 Henr. Fab. 1197 (Bann.). 1603 Philotus c.
I to ȝouris … And ȝe to myne sall maryit be
1607 Lett. & State P. Jas. VI 107.
To me and myne
(b) 1544 Hamilton P. II. 385.
Quhat I and mayn sall lypping to
b. a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 187.
Heir I mak yow of myne maister of myght
a1568 Bann. MS. 135 b/58.
About myne and thyne Rysis mekle stryfe
a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 881.
Keip thyne then frae myne then
a1628 Carmichael Prov. No. 720.
He that can not gyde his awin weil wil never gide myne weill

c. Of mine, belonging to me, that is (are) mine.Of myn awin, see Awin a. 2 b. 1386 (1414) Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 10.
With al the Holmis of myne
1456 Misc. Bann. C. III. 94.
For tendis and ky that he tuk of myn xl markis and mair
c1466-80 Letter from Lord Hamilton.
A speciall man of myn callit Jhon Atkynson … disponys to vesye the sege of Rome
a1500 Henr. Fab. 1193. a1500 Seven S. 2194.
With ony gold of myne
1506 Orkney & Shetl. Rec. 250.
Gif ony of my soneis or dochteris of myne discessis wythout airis
1513 Doug. x. vii. 144.
To this hed of myne [: Tyberyne]
c 1550 Balcarres P. 314.
For any thyng he has of myn
a1570-86 Maitl. F. liv. 5.
This hart of myn is ȝouris
1570 Breadalbane Lett. 26 July.
Ane litill ȝoung las of myne wes seik
1657 Melrose Reg. Rec. I. 156.
John Hendrie … did wrangouslie … keile ane ȝow of myne

4. In the phrases mine allane (alone), myne onwitting, maugre myne, see these words.

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