GRIG

Etymology 1

Noun

grig (plural grigs)

(obsolete) A dwarf.

A cricket or grasshopper.

A small or young eel.

Specifically, the broad-nosed eel. See glut.

Etymology 2

Noun

grig (plural grigs)

(UK, dialect) Heath or heather.

Etymology 3

Verb

grig (third-person singular simple present grigs, present participle grigging, simple past and past participle grigged)

(transitive) To irritate or annoy.

Anagrams

• Rigg

Source: Wiktionary

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Grig, n. Etym: [Cf. Sw. kräk little creature, reptile; or D. kriek cricket, E. cricket.]

1. (Zoöl.) (a) A cricket or grasshopper. [Prov. Eng.] (b) Any small eel. (c) The broad-nosed eel See Glut. [Prov. Eng.]

2. Heath. [Prov. Eng.] Audrey. As merry as a grig Etym: [etymology uncertain], a saying supposed by some to be a corruption of "As merry as a Greek; " by others, to be an allusion to the cricket.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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