mun

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