myn

myn is the obsolete form of mine.

myn is the obsolete form of mean.

Meaning of mine

mine (plural mines)

An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
- Meronyms: mine shaft, mineshaft; mine car
(figuratively) Any source of wealth or resources.
- She's a mine of information about the history of mathematics.
A passage dug toward or underneath enemy lines, which is then packed with explosives.
- The most famous mine of the American Civil War led to the Battle of the Crater.
A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.
- Holonym: minefield
(pyrotechnics) A type of firework that explodes on the ground, shooting sparks upward.
The cavity made by a caterpillar while feeding inside a leaf.

mean (comparative meaner, superlative meanest)

(obsolete) Common; general.
(archaic) Of a common or low origin, grade, or quality; common; humble.
- a man of mean parentage
Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
- a mean appearance
Synonyms:

cheap, grotty, ass, bad, base, below par, bottom-shelf, BTEC, bum, cheap and nasty
Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
- You hurt her feelings - that was a mean thing to do.
Synonyms:

base, ignoble, selfish, unkind, vile

Antonyms:

lofty, noble, honorable
Of little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
- The Roman legions and great Caesar found / Our fathers no mean foes.1708, [John Philips], “(please specify the page)”, in Cyder. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], →OCLC
(UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
- He's so mean. I've never seen him spend so much as five pounds on presents for his children.
Synonyms:

as tight as Dick's hatband, cheap, cheeseparing, chintzy, close, close as wax, close-fisted, illiberal, miserable, miserly

myn pl (plural only)

(humorous, plural, plural-only, rare) Feminist spelling of men (plural of man)
- 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.1994, John Leo, Two Steps Ahead of the Thought Police, →ISBN, page 41
- […] 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.2000 April, Out, volume 8, number 10, page 54

plural	myns

Respelling of men based on womyn, which was itself respelled so as to be spelled differently from men.

What does myn mean?: Myn means feminist spelling of men (plural of man).
What is myn the obsolete form of?: Myn is the obsolete form of mine.
What part of speech is myn?: Myn is a noun.
What is the plural of myn?: The plural of myn is myns.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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