mikil

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mikill, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s.

Adjective

mikil (comparative meiri, superlative mestur)

1. great
2. important (persons)

Declension

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Singular (eintal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	mikil	mikil	mikið
Accusative (hvønnfall)	miklan	mikla
Dative (hvørjumfall)	miklum	miklari	miklum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(mikils)	(miklar)	(mikils)
Plural (fleirtal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	miklir	miklar	mikil
Accusative (hvønnfall)	miklar
Dative (hvørjumfall)	miklum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(mikla)

Synonyms

• stórur
• nógvur

Antonyms

• smáur

Derived terms

• týdningarmikil
• valdmikil
• óljóðamikil
• mikilsverdur

Related terms

• týðandi
• umráðandi

Gothic

Romanization

mikil

1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻

Icelandic

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

mikil

1. inflection of mikill:
   1. feminine singular nominative strong positive degree
   2. neuter plural nominative strong positive degree
   3. neuter plural accusative strong positive degree

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mikil.

Adjective

mikil

1. great, big
2. a large amount of

Inflection

Declension of mikil

Strong declension
	masculine		neuter		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	mikil	mikile	mikil	mikile	mikil	mikilu
accusative	mikilan	mikile	mikil	mikile	mikila	mikilu
genitive	mikilis	mikilro	mikilis	mikilro	mikilro	mikilrō
dative	mikilon	mikilon	mikilon	mikilon	mikilro	mikilon
Weak declension
	masculine		neuter		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	mikilo	mikilu	mikila	mikilu	mikila	mikilu
accusative	mikilin	mikilin	mikila	mikilin	mikilin	mikilin
genitive	mikilin	mikilno	mikilin	mikilno	mikilin	mikilno
dative	mikilin	mikilon	mikilin	mikilon	mikilin	mikilon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: mēkel
  • Dutch: mekel (archaic)

Further reading

• “mikil”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Norse

Adjective

mikil

1. inflection of mikill:
   1. strong feminine nominative singular
   2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mikil.

Adjective

mikil (comparative mēro, superlative mēst)

1. great, big
2. a large amount of

Declension

Positive forms of mikil

Strong declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	mikil	mikle	mikil	mikle	mikil	miklu
accusative	miklana	mikle	mikil	mikle	mikla	miklu
genitive	mikles	miklarō	mikles	miklarō	miklaro	miklarō
dative	miklumu	miklum	miklumu	miklum	miklaro	miklum
Weak declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	miklo	miklu	mikla	miklu	mikla	miklu
accusative	miklun	miklun	mikla	miklun	miklun	miklun
genitive	miklun	miklonō	miklun	miklonō	miklun	miklonō
dative	miklun	miklum	miklun	miklum	miklun	miklum

Comparative forms of mikil (weak only)

gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	mēro	mēru	mēra	mēru	mēra	mēru
accusative	mērun	mērun	mēra	mērun	mērun	mērun
genitive	mērun	mēronō	mērun	mēronō	mērun	mēronō
dative	mērun	mērum	mērun	mērum	mērun	mērum

Superlative forms of mikil

Strong declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	mēst	mēste	mēst	mēste	mēst	mēstu
accusative	mēstana	mēste	mēst	mēste	mēsta	mēstu
genitive	mēstes	mēstarō	mēstes	mēstarō	mēstaro	mēstarō
dative	mēstumu	mēstum	mēstumu	mēstum	mēstaro	mēstum
Weak declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	mēsto	mēstu	mēsta	mēstu	mēsta	mēstu
accusative	mēstun	mēstun	mēsta	mēstun	mēstun	mēstun
genitive	mēstun	mēstonō	mēstun	mēstonō	mēstun	mēstonō
dative	mēstun	mēstum	mēstun	mēstum	mēstun	mēstum

Descendants

• Middle Low German: mēkel, mikel, michel
  • ⇒ Middle Low German: Mēkelenborch
    • German Low German: Mękelnborg
      • → German: Mecklenburg, Meklenburg , Meckelnburg, Mekelnburg, Meckelenburg