Define:Mickle

Relatit: muckle

English

Etymology

From Middle Inglis

mikel

,

muchel

,

mochel

,

mukel

< Old English

miċel

,

myċel

, (now chiefly Northumbrian and Scottish).

Pronunciation

• /ˈmɪkəl/

  Rhymes: -ɪkəl

Adjective

Mickle (comparative maist Mickle, superlative maist Mickle)

1. Template:Chiefly much, great

Usage notes

Use in Northumbrian is occasional, the term

muckle

is more common.

Noun

1. Template:Chiefly A great amount.

   Many a little makes a mickle.

   (The form Many a mickle makes a muckle is a common misunderstanding.)

Derived terms

• many a mickle makes a muckle

References

• Mickle in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionar, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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Scots

Etymology

From Old English

miċel

,

myċel

.

Adjective

Mickle (comparative mair Mickle, superlative maist Mickle)

1. much, great

Noun

mickle

1. a great amount