I. ˈgrig noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English grege
1. : a small person or creature : dwarf: as
a. : cricket , grasshopper
b. : a small short-legged domestic fowl (as a bantam or a creeper fowl)
c. : a small or immature eel
2. : a gay lively light-hearted and usually small or young person
a grig of a girl
— often used as the typification of light-hearted easy happiness, gaiety, or content
gathered about the table merry as so many grigs
3. archaic : farthing
II. intransitive verb
( grigged ; grigged ; grigging ; grigs )
: to fish for grigs
III. transitive verb
Etymology: probably from Irish Gaelic griogaim (I) tantalize, urge, incite
dialect : tantalize , irritate , annoy
IV. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Welsh grug or Cornish grig
dialect England : heather