Mines, 2 pr. s. rememberest, S2; see Mynne.

Minion, sb. a favourite, a lover, Sh.  TG, ND; bellulus, Manip.; minyons, pl., S3.—­OF. mignon (Cotg.); cp.  It. mignone (Florio).

Minion, adj. small, pretty; mynyon, ND; mynionly, adv. delicately, ND.

Mint, pt. s. purposed, S; see Munten.

~-mint~, suffix.—­AS. mynt, -mynd:  Goth, _-mundipa_, see Sievers, 255, 3.  Cf. Wurth-*mint.

Minute, sb. a mite, moment of time, HD; mynute, Prompt.; mynutis, pl., small pieces of money, W. Comb.:  mynutwhile, PP; myntwhile, PP; myntewhile, PP.—­Lat. minutum (Vulg.).  Cf. Mite.

Minyshe, v. to minish, S3; see Menusen.

Mire, sb. ant, S; mowre, Cath.—­Cp.  Dan. myre, Icel. maurr.

Mire, my, gen. and dat. f. of Min.

Mirky, adj. dark, H. See Merke.

Mirre, sb. myrrh, S, PP; mir, S2; murre, PP; myrre, PP.—­AS. myrre; Lat. myrrha (Vulg.); Gr. [Greek:  myrrha].

Mirye, adj. merry, CM; see Mery.

Mis, adv. amiss, S, C3; mys, PP; mysse, S2.

Mis-, prefix; mys-, PP; mysse-, PP.—­AS. mis-; Goth, missa-.  Comb.:  misbileue, suspicion, C3; misboden, injured, C, CM; misdede, misdeed, S, PP; misdeparten, to divide amiss, C2; misdo, to do amiss, PP, S, S2, C2; misfaren, to behave amiss, S; mysfare, to miscarry, PP; misgouernaunce, misconduct, C2; misgyed, misguided, C2; mys-happen, to meet with misfortune, PP; myshopand, despairing, H; misleuen, to believe wrongly, S; misliken, to displease, to be displeased, S, S2; misliking, displeasure, S2; myspay, to displease, H; misrede, to advise ill, S; misrempe, to go wide of the mark, S; mysreule, to misgovern, S3, PP; myssayde, abused, rebuked, slandered, PP; misseid, S2; missemand, misemand, unseemly, H; misteoA deg.ien, to mistithe (mis-iteoA deg.eget, S); mistriste, to mistrust, C3; mysturne, to pervert, W, W2.

Mis-, prefix (of F. origin); see Mes-.

Mislich, adj. various, S; misliche, adv., S; mistlice, S.—­AS. mislic (mistlic), various, adv. mislice (mistlice, Grein).  For insertion of t see Sievers, 196, 1.

Misliche, adv. badly, miserably, S; missely, wrongly, S2.

Misse, sb. want, lack, fault, S; mysse, S, PP.