mye

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs).

Pronunciation

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Noun

mye f (plural myes)

1. Mya (taxonomic genre of mollusks)

Further reading

• “mye”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse mykit, a newer variant of mikit, itself the neuter form of the adjective mikill (“big, large, great”), from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂-. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål and Danish meget, Swedish mycket, Icelandic mikill and English much.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²myːə/

Adjective

mye (indeclinable, comparative mer, indefinite superlative mest, definite superlative meste)

1. Existing in large quantities: lots of, a lot (of), many, a great deal (of), much (antonym to lite, "small", "little")

   Kom an, det er mye arbeid som må gjøres.

   Come on, there's a lot of work to do.

   Det finnes mye rart i byen.

   There are a lot of strange things in the city.

   Ble det for mye for deg? = was it too much for you?

2. Used as a noun: much, a lot of (things), a great deal

   Mye kunne vært gjort annerledes i denne saken

   Much could have been done differently in this case.

3. much, far, a great deal (in a comparative sense, functions as an adverb)

   Faren min er mye sterkere enn din.

   My dad is much stronger than yours.

   Det huset er mye større enn jeg hadde trodd.

   That house is much bigger than I had expected.

4. (as a verb-modifying adverb) much, a great deal, a good deal, a lot

   Jogger du mye i fritida?

   Do you jog much in your spare time?

   Han drikker mye.

   He drinks a lot.

Usage notes

• å være mye syk = to often be ill
  • han er mye syk. = he is often ill.

Synonyms

• atskillig, bråtevis, en (god, hel, stor) del, en masse, fullt av, haugevis, mangt, massevis (av), mengdevis, plenty, rikelig (av, med)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• få mye for pengene = make one's money go a long way; get one's money worth; get value for money (literally: "get much for the money")
• for mye og for lite skjemmer alt = enough is as good as a feast (literally: "too much and too little spoils everything")
• gjøre for mye ut av = make too much fuss (out) of (literally: "do/make too much out of")
• ikke mye å rope hurra for = not much to cheer about (literally: "not much to cry hooray for")
• man skal høre mye før ørene faller av = be hardly able/unable to believe one's ears (literally: "one is going to/shall hear a lot before the ears come off")
• mye vil ha mer = give him an inch and he'll take a mile (literally: "much wants more")
• så mye du vil = as much as you like; as much as you want
• uten så mye som å takke = without so much as a "thank you" (literally: "without so much as to thank")

References

• “mye” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “mye” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• J.Fritnzer's dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• mygje (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Old Norse mykit, from mikit, neuter of mikill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²myːə/

Adjective

mye

1. (pre-2012 or dialectal) alternative form of mykje

Yola

Alternative forms

• mey, mai, maa, ma
• meigh

Etymology

From Middle English mayen, from Old English magan, from Proto-West Germanic *magan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miː/
• Homophone: mee

Verb

mye

1. may
   • 1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 100:

     Mye thee friend ne're waant welcome, nor straayart comfoort.

     May thy friend ne'er want welcome, nor the stranger comfort.

   • 1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 100:

     At ye mye ne'er be wooveless ta vill a lear jock an cooan.

     That you may never be unprovided to fill an empty jack and can.

   • 1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, page 104:

     Mizluck mye lhygt on Tam Busheare;

     Bad luck may light on Tom Busheare;

   • 1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 104:

     Lhaung mye thye live in prosperitee;

     Long may they live in prosperity;

   • 1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 106:

     At skelpearès an slaugheardhès mye leeigh aar oer vill.

     That the piglings and pigs may laugh their overfill.

Derived terms

• mai't (“may it”)

Related terms

• mought (“might”)

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 58