mightsome

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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 ==== mightsome (third-person singular simple present mightsomes, present participle mightsoming, simple past and past participle mightsomed) (intransitive, dialectal) To be powerful. ===== Derived terms ===== mightsomand mightsomeness === Etymology 2 === From might +‎ -some, perhaps for mite +‎ -some. ==== Noun ==== mightsome (uncountable) (informal, regional, nonstandard) A (little) bit; somewhat; a tad. ===== Usage notes ===== Usually used adverbially as a mightsome.