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My, possess. pron. Also: mi, mye; may(e; mei; also Me. [ME. and e.m.E. mi (12th c.), my (14th c.), reduced form of Mine possess. pron.] My.As in ME., at first more common before consonants except h, but also occurring before vowels and h from an early date.For my lady, my lord (lordis), see Lady n. 4 and Lord n. 24, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33.(1) 1375 Barb. i. 497, ii. iii, etc.
My land
Ib. 616; etc.
My seyle
1379 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 5.
My sele
1386 Ib. No. 10.
Mi landis
a1400 Leg. S. xxiv. 426.
Stafe of myne elde thu suld haf ben My ledare & my licht of ene
1398 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 36.
Because of my releife of my saide place of Malkarston
c1420 Wynt. i. Prol. 26, etc.
My wyt, my wyll
c 1417 Coldingham Priory 89.
My predecessours
c1475 Wall. ii. 174.
My petows spreit
1492 Myll Spect. 272/3.
To pas mye tyme
1506 Orkney & Shetl. Rec. I. 250.
My goldin chenȝe
c1500-c1512 Dunb. Twa Mar. W.344.
Mi breist
1513 Doug. viii. Prol. 143.
I tell thé my [v.r.mi] part
1561 Q. Kennedy Compendious Ressonyng (ed.) 152/19.
I oblis my self be this my hand wryte to renunce my religioun
1564 Rec. Earld. Orkney 272.
My brother pairt of heretage
c 1686 Haddington Corr. 199.
Now drawing neere my threescore; Boyd Garden of Zion Ded. My leigh garner
(b) 1524–5 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 74.
I wil pas maye way
1600 Dundee Shipping P. 68.
To the honorabell and may gowd freind
(2) 1375 Barb. iv. 206.
My hope
Ib. vii. 485.
My hound
Ib. xix. 107.
My hert
1431 Reg. Great S. 43/2.
Al my landdis … the quhilk ar now in my handis
1438 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 265.
My husbande
1513 Doug. iii. x. 102.
My [v.r. mi] hart
1564–75 Hamilton & Campsie Test. I. 52 b.
My half merkland
1600 Dundee Shipping P. 67.
With may hand
(3) 1400 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 47.
In the absens of my auwyn seale
c1420 Wynt. ix. Prol. 50.
My advocate
c1475 Wall. v. 906.
My autor
Ib. vii. 390.
My wnclis dede
a1500 Seven S. 141.
Than wald I hald him for my awn
Ib. 2610.
To be my aire
1509 Glasg. Univ. Mun. I. 45.
To gar praye for mye faderis saule, mye moderis saule, mye awin saule
1513 Doug. i. Prol. 505 (Sm.).
In my ee
Ib. vi. iii. 70.
My entent
1533 Bell. Livy I. 66/24.
Be my industry
1549 Compl. 68/6.
Baytht my eene
1593 Maxwell Mem. II. 168.
My inhabilitie and auld eage
1686 Brechin Test. VII. 155.
Jesus Christ my alon saviour
(b) 1570 Reg. Morton I. 51.
That may awne geir may be deliuerit to my servandis
(c) 1679 Kirkudbr. Sheriff Ct. Processes No. 311.
To restore me mei oxe

b. Vocatively.See also for further examples, Bab n., Dere n.3 1, Frende n. 2, Jo n. 2. a1400 Leg. S. xxiv. 418.
My dere sone gud
Ib. xxvii. 1365. a1500 Seven S. 195.
My swet son
Ib. 229.
My swet hart deire
Ib. 1105. Ib. 1575.
My douchter
Ib. 2037.
My bird
1492 Myll Spect. 273/12.
My deir and ynkerly belouit sone
1658 R. Moray Lett. 21 Mar.
My bair

c. In the phrases my lane (see Lane a.) and my alone, by mself. 1634 Johnston Diary I. 233.
Heirafter I got tears my alone
1637 Ib. 253. 1637 Brechin Test. V. 225 b.
I beinge ane younge maid in ane chalmer my alone has no guidis … pertening … to me

d. My (myne) awin self, = Myself 1. 1513 Doug. iv. vi. 155 (Sm.).
On fair day lycht, my [B. myne] awin self did I see Mercuir … entir in this cetie

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