Mickle — is a surname. People with the surname Mickle include: Andrew H. Mickle, the Mayor of New York from 1846 to 1847 Charles Mickle, (1849 1910), a Canadian politician Charles Mickle (golfer) Stephan P. Mickle (born 1944), an American lawyer and judge … Wikipedia
mickle — mickle, muckle These are merely variants of the same word meaning ‘a large amount’, and so the proverb Many a mickle makes a muckle is, in its usual form, a meaningless corruption. The correct form is Many a little (or occasionally pickle =… … Modern English usage
Mickle — Mic kle (m[i^]k k l), a. [OE. mikel, muchel, mochel, mukel, AS. micel, mycel; akin to OS. mikil, OHG. mihil, mihhil, Icel. mikill, mykill, Goth. mikils, L. magnus, Gr. me gas, gen. mega loy; cf. Skr. mahat. [root]103. Cf. {Much}, {Muckle},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mickle — Mickle, William Julius, geb. 1734 in Langholm, war Corrector bei der Clarendonischen Buchdruckerei in Oxford u. später Secretär bei dem Commodore Johnston; st. 1789; er übersetzte die Lusiade Camoens, 1775, u. schr. Poems, Lond. 1774 … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
mickle — (adj.) dialectal survival of O.E. micel, mycel great, intense, big, long, much, many, from P.Gmc. *mekilaz (Cf. O.S. mikil, O.N. mikill, O.H.G. mihhil, Goth. mikils), from PIE root *meg great, large (Cf. Armenian mets great; Skt. mahat great … Etymology dictionary
mickle — [mik′əl] adj., adv., n. [ME (Northern) mikel < OE micel, infl. by ON mikell: for IE base see MUCH] Now Chiefly Scot. much … English World dictionary
mickle — (also muckle) archaic or Scottish & N. English noun a large amount. adjective very large. Phrases many a little makes a mickle (also many a mickle makes a muckle) many small amounts accumulate to make a large amount. Origin OE micel great,… … English new terms dictionary
mickle — I Cleveland Dialect List much, large; a large quantity: it cost a mickle o money , mickle wad ha mair II North Country (Newcastle) Words much, great (D m & N d) … English dialects glossary
mickle — see many a little makes a mickle many a mickle makes a muckle … Proverbs new dictionary
mickle — adj. & n. (also muckle) archaic or Sc. adj. much, great. n. a large amount. Phrases and idioms: many a little makes a mickle (orig. erron. many a mickle makes a muckle) many small amounts accumulate to make a large amount. Etymology: ME f. ON… … Useful english dictionary
