Etimology
From Middle English mi, my, apocopated form of min, myn, from Old English mīn (“my, mine”), from Proto-West Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz (“my, mine”, pron.) (possessive of *ek (“I”)), from Proto-Indo-European *méynos (“my; mine”). Cognate with West Frisian myn (“my”), Afrikaans my (“my”), Dutch mijn (“my”), German mein (“my”), Swedish min (“my”). More at me.
determiner
my
First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English.
Examples
I can't find my book.
My seat at the restaurant was uncomfortable.
Don't you know my name?
I recognised him because he had attended my school.
My parents won't let me go out tonight.
From what conſummate vertue I have choſe / This perfect Man, by merit call'd my Son,
I have to take my books back to the library soon.
Related words
related terms
mine
Etimology
An abbreviation of an oath such as my word or my Lord
interjection
my
Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.
Examples
My, what big teeth you have!