mykje

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (former reform[s] only): mye

Dialects

• mykji
• mykjy, myttjy (Trøndelag)
• mykkjy (Gudbrandsdal)
• møkje
• mygje, møgje
• mykke
• møkke (Bergensk)
• mye, myi, møe (vik)

Etymology

From Old Norse mikill, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz. Akin to English much.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²mʏçːə/, /²myːçə/

Adjective

mykje n (comparative meir, superlative mest)

1. a lot, much

   Her er det mykje arbeid å gjera.

   There is much work to do here.

Adverb

mykje (comparative meir, superlative mest)

1. a lot, much

   Eg har gjort mykje i dag.

   I have done a lot today.

2. very

   Synonyms: særs, svært, veldig

   Han vart mykje rik.

   He became very rich.

Pronoun

mykje

1. a lot, much

   Synonyms: mang ein, mange

   Mykje hadde gått gale.

   Much had gone wrong.

References

• “mykje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.