megrim

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmiːɡɹɪm/

Etymology 1

From Middle French migraigne, from Late Latin hemicrania (“pain in one half of the head”), from Ancient Greek ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ (hēmikrānía), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, “hemi-, half”) + κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”) (whence also cranium).[1] Compare migraine, hemicrania.

Noun

megrim (plural megrims)

(now rare) A headache; a migraine. [from 15th c.]
(in the plural) Depression, low spirits, unhappiness. [from 16th c.]
- 1766, George Colman & David Garrick, The Clandestine Marriage, Act iv, Scene 2.
  Thou art properly my cephalick ſnuff, and art no bad medicine againſt megrims, vertigoes, and profound thinking […]
(now rare) A fancy, a whim, a caprice. [from 16th c.]
(in the plural) Any of various diseases of animals, especially horses, marked by a disturbance of equilibrium and abnormal gait and behaviour such as staggers or a sudden vertigo, sometimes followed by unconsciousness; the staggers. [from 17th c.]

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:megrim.

Related terms

hemicrania
migraine

Etymology 2

Origin unknown.

Noun

megrim (plural megrims)

A type of European deep water flatfish, Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis; the whiff or sail-fluke.

References

“megrim” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.

Anagrams

gimmer

[1] “megrim” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.

单词	megrim
释义	megrim English Pronunciation (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmiːɡɹɪm/ Etymology 1 From Middle French migraigne, from Late Latin hemicrania (“pain in one half of the head”), from Ancient Greek ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ (hēmikrānía), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, “hemi-, half”) + κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”) (whence also cranium).[1] Compare migraine, hemicrania. Noun megrim (plural megrims) (now rare) A headache; a migraine. [from 15th c.] (in the plural) Depression, low spirits, unhappiness. [from 16th c.] 1766, George Colman & David Garrick, The Clandestine Marriage, Act iv, Scene 2. Thou art properly my cephalick ſnuff, and art no bad medicine againſt megrims, vertigoes, and profound thinking […] (now rare) A fancy, a whim, a caprice. [from 16th c.] (in the plural) Any of various diseases of animals, especially horses, marked by a disturbance of equilibrium and abnormal gait and behaviour such as staggers or a sudden vertigo, sometimes followed by unconsciousness; the staggers. [from 17th c.] Quotations For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:megrim. Related terms hemicrania migraine Etymology 2 Origin unknown. Noun megrim (plural megrims) A type of European deep water flatfish, Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis; the whiff or sail-fluke. References “megrim” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019. Anagrams gimmer
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