mincen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === mencen, myncy, myce, myse, mynce === Etymology === From Old English minsian (from Proto-Germanic *minnisōną) and Old French mincer (from Old French mince). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈminsən/, /ˈmintʃən/ === Verb === mincen To mince; to cut up or slice up food into small pieces. (figurative) To divide or partition. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: mince Scots: minch (archaic) ==== References ==== “mincen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 15 November 2018.