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mickle

American  
[mik-uhl] / ˈmɪk əl /

adjective

Archaic.

  1. great; large; much.

mickle British  
/ ˈmɪkəl, ˈmʌkəl /

adjective

  1. great or abundant

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adverb

  1. much; greatly

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noun

  1. a great amount, esp in the proverb, mony a little makes a mickle

  2. a small amount, esp in the proverb, many a mickle maks a muckle

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Etymology

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

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