Mickle Definition

Contents

• 1 English
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Pronunciation
  • 1.3 Adjective
    • 1.3.1 Usage notes
  • 1.4 Noun
    • 1.4.1 Derived terms
  • 1.5 References
• 2 Scots
  • 2.1 Etymology
  • 2.2 Adjective
  • 2.3 Noun

English

Etymology

From Middle English mikel, muchel, mochel, mukel < Old English miċel, myċel, (now chiefly Northumbrian and Scottish).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmɪkəl/

  Rhymes: -ɪkəl

Adjective

mickle (comparative more mickle, superlative most mickle)

1. (chiefly Scotland and Northumbrian) much, great

Usage notes

Use in Northumbrian is occasional, the term muckle is more common.

Noun

mickle (uncountable)

1. (chiefly Scotland) 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 Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Scots

Etymology

From Old English miċel, myċel.

Adjective

mickle (comparative mair mickle, superlative maist mickle)

1. much, great

Noun

mickle (uncountable)

1. a great amount

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