English

Noun

myn pl

1. (very rare, chiefly humorous) Alternative spelling of men (plural of man)
   • 1994, John Leo, Two Steps Ahead of the Thought Police (ISBN 1412845386), page 41:

     Old Yeller — Senior animal companion of color.

     Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs — One of the monocultural oppressed womyn confronts the vertically challenged.

     Men at Arms — The myn are at it again.

   • 2000 April, Out, volume 8, number 10, page 54:

     […] the 12th Gulf Coast Womyn's Festival is here. (Once again, myn are strictly forbidden.) The weekend-long event holds the promise of craft markets, acoustic folk sing-alongs, and Southern-food potlucks.

   • 2005, Lisa Lees, Fragments of Gender (ISBN 1411637119), page 30:

     I do not expect to be included in all 'womyn space' (nor, truth be told, do I wish to be). But if the choice is between womyn space and myn space, I sure as heck do not belong in the latter.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• min

Etymology

From Old English; compare Modern German mein

Pronoun

myn

1. (possessive) my

West Frisian

Pronoun

myn

1. (possessive) my

Related terms

• mines