mickle

[ mik-uhl ]

/ ˈmɪk əl /

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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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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|DAILY BEAST
Barbour adds that 'many others of mickle main' were killed in the mle; and the statement is amply confirmed.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
Mickle 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 Wiggin
With 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 Carlyle

Then 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

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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