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Etymology 1

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    From Middle English min, myn, from Old English mīn, from Proto-West Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *méynos.

    Cognate with Saterland Frisian mien, West Frisian myn, Dutch mijn, Low German mien, German mein, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish min, Faroese and Icelandic mín.

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    mine (plural mine)

    1. That or those belonging to me.
      1. Used predicatively.
        The house itself is mine, but the land is not.
        These books are mine.
        • 1905, E. M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread , chapter 7:
          "Ah, but how beautiful (my baby boy) is! And he is mine, mine for ever. Even if he hates me he will be mine. He cannot help it, he is made out of me; I am his father."
      2. Used substantively, with an implied noun.
        Mine has been a long journey.
        • 1953, Ian Fleming, “Rouge et Noir”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 50:
          ‘My name’s Felix Leiter,’ said the American. ‘Glad to meet you.’ ‘Mine’s Bond - James Bond.’
      3. Used absolutely, set off from the sentence.
        Mine for only a week so far, it already feels like an old friend.
      5. (informal) My house or home.
        We had the party at mine.
      6. As double possessive.
        This house of mine is over 100 years old.
        You have something of mine.
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