mickle

mick·le

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mik-uh l]
- /ˈmɪk əl/
- /ˈmɪk.l̩/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mik-uh l]
- /ˈmɪk əl/

Definitions of mickle word

adjective mickle great; large; much. 1
noun mickle A large amount. 1
adjective mickle great or abundant 0
adverb mickle much; greatly 0
noun mickle a great amount, esp in the proverb, mony a little makes a mickle 0
noun mickle a small amount, esp in the proverb, many a mickle maks a muckle 0

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Origin of mickle

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

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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Parts of speech for Mickle

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mickle

mickle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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