mikill

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪːcɪtl/
    Rhymes: -ɪːcɪtl

Adjective

mikill (comparative meiri, superlative mestur)

  1. large in quantity or number
  2. much
  3. great
    Alexander mikli.
    Alexander the Great.

Inflection

    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative mikli mikla mikla
accusative mikla miklu mikla
dative mikla miklu mikla
genitive mikla miklu mikla
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative miklu miklu miklu
accusative miklu miklu miklu
dative miklu miklu miklu
genitive miklu miklu miklu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative meiri meiri meira
accusative meiri meiri meira
dative meiri meiri meira
genitive meiri meiri meira
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative meiri meiri meiri
accusative meiri meiri meiri
dative meiri meiri meiri
genitive meiri meiri meiri
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative mestur mest mest
accusative mestan mesta mest
dative mestum mestri mestu
genitive mests mestrar mests
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative mestir mestar mest
accusative mesta mestar mest
dative mestum mestum mestum
genitive mestra mestra mestra

Derived terms

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • mykill

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mikilaz (“great, many”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵa-, *meǵh₂- (“big, great”). Cognate with Old English miċel, Old Saxon mikil, Old Dutch mikil, Old High German mihhil, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils).

Adjective

mikill (comparative meiri, superlative mestr)

  1. great, tall
  2. much

Declension

Descendants

References

  • mikill in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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