Definitions For Grig

Etymology 1

The word is often used in the phrase "merry as a grig". The word is of uncertain origin, though various theories have been suggested, such as a corruption of "merry as a cricket" or "merry as a Greek", as in {{w, Shakespeare, Shakespeare's}} {{w, Troilus and Cressida}}: "Then she's a merry Greek indeed." Johnson suggested that the word originally meant "anything below the natural size" (compare {{cog, sv, krik}} and {{cog, sco, crick}}).

Noun

GRIG (plural GRIGs) (obsolete) A dwarf. A cricket or grasshopper. A small or young eel. Specifically, the {{vern, broad-nosed eel}}. See glut.

Etymology 2

From {{der, en, cy, grug}}, {{der, en, kw, grig}}.

Noun

GRIG (plural GRIGs) (UK, dialect) heath, heath or heather.

Etymology 3

Verb

grigg , ing (transitive) To irritate or annoy.

Anagrams

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