mikla

See also: miklā

Icelandic

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

mikla

1. inflection of mikill:
   1. feminine singular accusative strong positive degree
   2. masculine plural accusative strong positive degree
   3. masculine singular accusative weak positive degree
   4. masculine singular dative weak positive degree
   5. masculine singular genitive weak positive degree
   6. feminine singular nominative weak positive degree
   7. neuter singular weak positive degree

Latvian

Adjective

mikla

1. inflection of mikls:
   1. genitive singular masculine
   2. nominative singular feminine

Old Norse

Etymology

From mikill.

Verb

mikla

1. to make great, increase, magnify
2. (reflexive) acquire fame

Conjugation

Conjugation of mikla — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	mikla
present participle	miklandi
past participle	miklaðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	mikla	miklaða
2nd-person singular	miklar	miklaðir
3rd-person singular	miklar	miklaði
1st-person plural	miklum	mikluðum
2nd-person plural	miklið	mikluðuð
3rd-person plural	mikla	mikluðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	mikla	miklaða
2nd-person singular	miklir	miklaðir
3rd-person singular	mikli	miklaði
1st-person plural	miklim	miklaðim
2nd-person plural	miklið	miklaðið
3rd-person plural	mikli	miklaði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	mikla
1st-person plural	miklum
2nd-person plural	miklið

Conjugation of mikla — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	miklask
present participle	miklandisk
past participle	miklazk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	miklumk	mikluðumk
2nd-person singular	miklask	miklaðisk
3rd-person singular	miklask	miklaðisk
1st-person plural	miklumsk	mikluðumsk
2nd-person plural	miklizk	mikluðuzk
3rd-person plural	miklask	mikluðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	miklumk	mikluðumk
2nd-person singular	miklisk	miklaðisk
3rd-person singular	miklisk	miklaðisk
1st-person plural	miklimsk	miklaðimsk
2nd-person plural	miklizk	miklaðizk
3rd-person plural	miklisk	miklaðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	miklask
1st-person plural	miklumsk
2nd-person plural	miklizk

Adjective

mikla

1. inflection of mikill:
   1. strong feminine accusative singular
   2. strong masculine accusative plural
   3. weak masculine oblique singular
   4. weak feminine nominative singular
   5. weak neuter singular

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “mikla”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive