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mickle

/ˈmɪkəl/MIH-kuhl
/ˈmɪkəl/MIH-kuhl

Meaningmicel

Common meaning: large amount or much, in Scottish and northern use

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishmicel‘micel’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsmicel → largemikel‘large’source
  3. Englishmickle‘large amount or much, in Scottish and northern use’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English micel ‘micel’.

Roots

  • micel Old English “micel”

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