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mick⋅le

[mik-uhl]
–adjective Archaic.
great; large; much.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME mikel < ON mikill; r. ME michel, OE micel (see much ); c. OHG mihil, Goth mikils, akin to L magnus, Gk mégas
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mick·le   (mĭk'əl)   
adj.  Great.
adv.  Greatly.

[Middle English mikel, from Old English micel and from Old Norse mikill; see meg- in Indo-European roots.]
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