mickle

[mik-uh l] /ˈmɪk əl/
adjective, Archaic.
1.
great; large; much.
Origin
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
Examples from the web for mickle
  • However, many a mickle makes a muckle, and in total they add up to something significant.
British Dictionary definitions for mickle

mickle

/ˈmɪkəl/
adjective
1.
great or abundant
adverb
2.
much; greatly
noun
3.
a great amount, esp in the proverb, mony a little makes a mickle
4.
(Scot) a small amount, esp in the proverb, many a mickle maks a muckle
Word Origin
C13 mikel, from Old Norse mikell, replacing Old English micelmuch
Word Origin and History for mickle
adj.

dialectal survival of Old English micel, mycel "great, intense, big, long, much, many," from Proto-Germanic *mekilaz (cf. Old Saxon mikil, Old Norse mikill, Old High German mihhil, Gothic mikils), from PIE root *meg- "great, large" (cf. Armenian mets "great;" Sanskrit mahat- "great, mazah- "greatness;" Avestan mazant- "great;" Hittite mekkish "great, large;" Greek megas "great, large;" Latin magnus "great, large, much, abundant," major "greater," maximus "greatest;" Middle Irish mag, maignech "great, large;" M.Welsh meith "long, great"). Its main modern form is much (q.v.). Related: Mickleness.