The story
- Old Norse · derived frommikill“great, large”
- English todayMicklethwaite
From Old Norse mikill (“great, large”) + þveit (“clearing”).
Words from the same roots
Old Norsemikill all →
Mickleby
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Micklethwaite
Today it means: A hamlet in Thursby parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale district (OS grid ref NY284504). Full definition →
Old Norse mikill