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mickle

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɪkəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mik′əl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mick•le  (mik′əl),USA pronunciation adj. [Archaic.]
  1. British Termsgreat;
    large;
    much.
  • 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
  • Middle English mikel bef. 900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mickle /ˈmɪkəl/, Scot Northern English dialect muckle /ˈmʌkəl/, Northern English dialect meikle /ˈmaɪkəl/ adj
  1. great or abundant
 adv
  1. much; greatly
 n
  1. a great amount, esp in the proverb, mony a little makes a mickle
  2. Scot a small amount, esp in the proverb, many a mickle maks a muckle
Etymology: 13th Century mikel, from Old Norse mikell, replacing Old English micel much
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