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mickle

[ mik-uhl ]
/ ˈmɪk əl /

adjective Archaic.

great; large; much.

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Origin of mickle

First recorded before 900; Middle English mikel, from Old Norse mikill; replacing Middle English michel, Old English micel; cognate with Old High German mihil, Gothic mikils, akin to Latin magnus, Greek mégas. See much

Words nearby mickle

Mick, Mickey, Mickey Finn, mickey mouse, Mickiewicz, mickle, micky, Micmac, miconazole nitrate, MICR, micra
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British Dictionary definitions for mickle

mickle

Scot and Northern English dialect muckle (ˈmʌkəl)

/ (ˈmɪkəl) /

adjective

great or abundant

adverb

much; greatly

noun

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

Word Origin for mickle

C13 mikel, from Old Norse mikell, replacing Old English micel much
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