mickle

[ mik-uh l ]

/ ˈmɪk əl /

adjective Archaic.

great; large; much.

Words nearby mickle

mick, mickey, mickey finn, mickey mouse, mickiewicz, mickle, micky, micmac, micr, micra, micracoustic

Origin of mickle

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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Examples from the Web for mickle

“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
Bold Hagen's strength was mickle and great, but Iring smote him, that the whole hall rang.
The Nibelungenlied|Unknown
Into the ring men bare a heavy stone, huge and great, mickle and round.
The Nibelungenlied|Unknown
Yet found he by the portal / so many a valiant man That Ruediger the combat / with mickle boding sore began.
The Nibelungenlied|Unknown

That was so mickle wealth, that no man in northern lands had seen such in one man's owning.
Capitals of the Northlands|Ian C. Hannah
Before their greetings ended / a mickle time was gone, For lips of rosy color / were kissed there, many a one.
The Nibelungenlied|Unknown

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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