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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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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