micel
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meg'a- (“big, great, stour”). Cognate with Old Saxon mikil, Old High German mihhil, Old Norse (and Icelandic) mikill (Swedish mycken/mycket, Norwegian mye/mykje or mykjen, and Danish meget), Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils, “great, many, much”). The Germanic is cognate with Ancient Greek μέγας (“great”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈmitʃel/
Adjective
miċel