mickle
great; large; much.
Origin of mickle
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How to use mickle in a sentence
“I was really struck at first by how funny Michael was in his comic timing,” mickle adds.
Michael C. Hall on Where ‘Dexter’ Went Wrong and His New Killer Role in ‘Cold in July’ | Melissa Leon | May 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBarbour adds that 'many others of mickle main' were killed in the mle; and the statement is amply confirmed.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. Murisonmickle thocht we o' the gentles ayont the sea, an' sair grat we for a' frien's we kent lang syne in oor ain countree.
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland | Kate Douglas WigginWith a weak contingent truly, perhaps some score or two of fighters: but many a little makes a mickle!
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. VII. (of XXI.) | Thomas CarlyleThen was it accomplished that Merlin whilom said, that mickle care should come of Arthur's departure.
Traditions, Superstitions and Folk-lore | Charles Hardwick
Then all the city made great joy, for mickle had they heard of Sir Palomides, and of his noble prowess.
Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II) | Thomas Malory
British Dictionary definitions for mickle
Scot and Northern English dialect muckle (ˈmʌkəl)
/ (ˈmɪkəl) /
great or abundant
much; greatly
a great amount, esp in the proverb, mony a little makes a mickle
Scot a small amount, esp in the proverb, many a mickle maks a muckle
Origin of mickle
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