a. [ OE. mikel, muchel, mochel, mukel, AS. micel, mycel; akin to OS. mikil, OHG. mihil, mihhil, Icel. mikill, mykill, Goth. mikils, L. magnus, Gr. me`gas, gen. mega`loy; cf. Skr. mahat. √103. Cf. Much, Muckle, Magnitude. ] Much; great. [ Written also muckle and mockle. ] [ Old Eng. & Scot. ] “A man of mickle might.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]