"mickleness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Middle English mikelnes, an unpalatalised variant (due to influence from Old Norse mikill) of Middle English michelnesse, from Old English miċelnes (“greatness, size, mass, quantity, multitude, abundance, magnificence, great deed”), equivalent to mickle + -ness. Cognate with Old High German michilnessi (“greatness, magnitude”). See also muchness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|mikelnes}} Middle English mikelnes, {{cog|non|mikill}} Old Norse mikill, {{cog|enm|michelnesse}} Middle English michelnesse, {{inh|en|ang|miċelnes|t=greatness, size, mass, quantity, multitude, abundance, magnificence, great deed}} Old English miċelnes (“greatness, size, mass, quantity, multitude, abundance, magnificence, great deed”), {{suffix|en|mickle|ness}} mickle + -ness, {{cog|goh|michilnessi|t=greatness, magnitude}} Old High German michilnessi (“greatness, magnitude”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} mickleness (uncountable)
  1. Greatness; bigness (in any sense); largeness; size. Tags: uncountable
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