megrim

[ mee-grim ]

noun

1. megrims, low spirits; the blues.
2. a whim or caprice.
3. migraine.

megrim

¹

/ ˈmiːɡrɪm /

noun

1. often plural a caprice
2. a migraine

megrim

²

/ ˈmiːɡrɪm /

noun

1. a flatfish, Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis, of the turbot family, having a yellowish translucent body up to 50 cm (20 in.) in length, found in European waters, and caught for food

Word History and Origins

Origin of megrim¹

1350–1400; Middle English migrame a type of headache < Middle French migraine (by misreading, in taken as m ); migraine

Word History and Origins

Origin of megrim¹

C14: see migraine

Origin of megrim²

C19: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Megrim sole is to be sold as Cornish sole, with spider crab being rebranded as Cornish King crab.

From BBC

Each year about 1,000 tonnes of megrim sole is brought into Newlyn, Cornwall's biggest fish market, with 98% exported.

From BBC

By 1781, the French word migraine entered the English language as the accepted medical term, replacing older words such as megrim .

From Washington Post

Challenges remain in some areas, however, with tight limits imposed in the Celtic Sea to allow the recovery of haddock and megrim.

From BBC

But better news for other species resulted in proposals to sharply increase some catch quotas, including hake, herring, plaice and megrim.

From Scientific American

Related Words

• crotchet
• notion
• passing thought
• vagary
• whim