I. ˈmu̇n, _mən verbal auxiliary
Etymology: Middle English mun, mon, must, shall, from Old Norse mon shall (1st & 3d singular pres indic; infin. munu, monu ); akin to Old English man, mon he remembers, thinks of (infin. munan ) Gothic man he thinks, believes, intends (infin. munan ), Latin ment- mens mind — more at mind
1. dialect Britain : must
2. dialect England : may
II. ˈmu̇n, ˈmən noun
( -s )
Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse munnr mouth — more at mouth
dialect England : mouth
III. _mən pronoun
Etymology: Middle English, by shortening & alteration from hemen
1. dialect England : them
2. dialect England
a. : him
b. : it
IV. ˈmən noun
( -s )
Etymology: origin unknown
: one of a class of London street roisterers of the mid-seventeenth century
V. noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration of man (I)
chiefly dialect : man , fellow
VI. abbreviation
1. municipal; municipality
2. munitions