megrim

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Middle French migraigne, semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin hēmicrānia (pain in one half of the head), from Ancient Greek ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ (hēmikrānía), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, hemi-, half) + κρανίον (kraníon, skull) (whence also English cranium).[1] Doublet of migraine and hemicrania.

Noun

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megrim (plural megrims)

  1. (now rare) A headache; a migraine. [from 15th c.]
  2. (now rare) A fancy, a whim, a caprice. [from 16th c.]
  3. (in the plural) See megrims (depression; any of various diseases of animals).
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Etymology 2

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Unknown.

Noun

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megrim (plural megrims)

  1. A flatfish of the genus Lepidorhombus native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean; specifically, a Cornish sole, sail-fluke, witch or whiff (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis).
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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “megrim”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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