Megrim has multiple meanings: low spirits, whim, or migraine. The word shares its etymology with "migraine" and originates from the Greek "hemicrania."
Megrim hat mehrere Bedeutungen: niedergeschlagene Stimmung, Einbildung oder Migräne. Das Wort teilt seine Etymologie mit "migraine" und stammt aus dem Griechischen "hemicrania".
| Front | megrim \MEE-grim\ |
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| Back | noun 1. (In plural, megrims) Low spirits. 2. Whim. 3. Migraine. ["Megrim" and "migraine" share a meaning and an etymology. Latin and Greek speakers afflicted with a pain in one side of the head called their ailment "hemicrania" or "hemikrania," from the Greek terms "hemi-," meaning "half," and "kranion," meaning "cranium." French-speaking sufferers used "migraine," a modification of "hemicrania," for the same condition. English speakers borrowed "migraine" from French -- twice. First, they modified the French term to form "migreime," which in turn gave rise to "megrim" in the 15th century. Later, in the 18th century, they returned to French and borrowed "migraine" again, this time retaining its French spelling. Nowadays, "megrim" and "migraine" can still be used interchangeably, but "megrim" has other meanings as well.] “Those who listen to this stuff get the megrims, the fantods, and loose bowels.” - Malcolm Berko; The Dow Jones at 23,000; Creators Syndicate (Los Angeles); Nov 11, 2015. “The family began moving from city to city on the whims and megrims of his father’s employer.” - Rohinton Mistry; Tales from Firozsha Baag; Penguin Books; 1987. |
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