myken

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse mikill.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²mʏçːən/, /²myːçən/

Adjective

myken (feminine myki, neuter myket)

  1. (pre-1901 (Landsmål)) alternative spelling of mykjen (“great, much”)
    • 1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog [Norwegian Proverbs], page 245:
      D’er myken Visdom, som er litet vyrd.
      There’s great wisdom that’s little valued.

References
  • “myken” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
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