mightsome

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)

1. (intransitive, dialectal) To be powerful.

Derived terms

• mightsomand
• mightsomeness

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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

• Usually used adverbially as a mightsome.