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mickle

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Adjective, Noun, Adverb
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mick=le

CIDE DICTIONARY

micklea. [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. Much, Muckle, Magnitude.].
     Much; great.  Spenser.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

mickle, adj. & n. (also muckle) archaic or Sc.
--adj. much, great.
--n. a large amount.

Idiom
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 mikell f. Gmc

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