mickle
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əl adjective Archaic.
great; large; much.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English mikel < Old Norse mikill; replacing Middle English michel, Old English micel (see much); cognate with Old High German mihil, Gothic mikils, akin to Latin magnus, Greek mégas
before 900; Middle English mikel < Old Norse mikill; replacing Middle English michel, Old English micel (see much); cognate with Old High German mihil, Gothic mikils, akin to Latin magnus, Greek mégas
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mickle or dialect (Scot), (Northern English) muckle (ˈmɪkəl, ˈmʌkəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | great or abundant |
| —adv | |
| 2. | much; greatly |
| —n | |
| 3. | a great amount, esp in the proverb, mony a little makes a mickle |
| 4. | (Scot) a small amount, esp in the proverb, many a mickle maks a muckle |
| [C13 mikel, from Old Norse mikell, replacing Old English micel | |
| muckle or dialect (Scot), (Northern English) muckle | |
| —adj | |
| —adv | |
| —n | |
| [C13 mikel, from Old Norse mikell, replacing Old English micel | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
mickle
dial. survival of O.E. micel, mycel "great, big, many," from P.Gmc. *mekilaz (cf. O.S. mikil, O.N. mikill, O.H.G. mihhil, Goth. mikils), from PIE base *meg(h)- "great, large" (cf. Arm. mets "great;" Skt. mahat- "great, mazah- "greatness;" Avestan mazant- "great;" Hitt. mekkish "great, large;" Gk. megas
"great, large;" L. magnus "great, large, much, abundant," major "greater;" M.Ir. mag, maignech "great, large;" M.Welsh meith "long, great"). Its main modern form is much (q.v.).
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Example sentences
However, many a mickle makes a muckle, and in total they add up to something significant.
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