Mickle

/ˈmɪk.əl/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A large amount; great quantity.

There was a mickle of food left over from the banquet.

A considerable or great deal.

He saved a mickle of money through his careful spending.

adjective

Considerable; great.

The mickle amount of rainfall this year has flooded several fields.

Middle English, from Old Norse 'mikill' meaning 'great'.

mickle of work:

A large amount of work.

mickle of trouble:

A great deal of trouble.

A significant amount of something.

I got a mickle of ideas for the project.

Used to refer to a considerable quantity informally.

There’s a mickle of food left over from the party.