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mightsome

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English mightsomen, mihtsomen, apparently an alteration of Middle English nühtsomen, from Old English ġenyhtsumian (to abound, have abundance, suffice), from Proto-Germanic *ganuhtsumōną (to suffice), from *nuhtiz (sufficiency, enoughness), from Proto-Indo-European *eneḱ-, *neḱ- (to reach, attain). Cognate with Old High German ginuhtsamōn (to be sufficient).

Verb

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mightsome (third-person singular simple present mightsomes, present participle mightsoming, simple past and past participle mightsomed)

  1. (intransitive, dialectal) To be powerful.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From might +‎ -some, perhaps for mite +‎ -some.

Noun

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mightsome (uncountable)

  1. (informal, regional, nonstandard) A (little) bit; somewhat; a tad.
    • 1993, Lee Scofield, Sweet Amity's Fire:
      The ranch, it can get a mightsome lonely.
Usage notes
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  • Usually used adverbially as a mightsome.