grig verb trans. [grɪg] Now Anglo-Irish & US. Infl. -gg-. M16.
[Origin unkn.]
Irritate, annoy.

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grig noun¹. [grɪg] LME.
[Origin unkn.]
1. A small person; a dwarf. LME-E17.

2. A young or small eel in fresh water. E17.

3. A merry, lively, etc., person. Freq. in as merry as a grig or with pleonastic adjective M17.
b. A grasshopper, a cricket. dial. M19.

4. A farthing; in pl., money, cash. slang. Now rare or obsolete. M17.

■ griggish adjective (rare) merry, happy L19.

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grig noun². [grɪg] Chiefly dial. L17.
[Welsh grug.]
Heather, Calluna vulgaris.

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