Talk:grig
Latest comment: 21 days ago by Arlo Barnes in topic Etymology
Etymology
editThe etymology currently provided only seems to cover the noun sense. Any etyls for the verb sense annoy?
In addition, my electronic copy of The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (c) 1998 gives a definition of a lively, bright person, with the etyl deriving from ME and meaning dwarf. Alternately, google:"grig" etymology leads me to the Online Etymology Dictionary, which doesn't include grig itself, but does give an etyl for greyhound arising from an ME word grig meaning bitch. Our 'greyhound' page shows this older grig spelling, but lists the etyl for this portion as unknown.
Anyone else have any insight? — Eiríkr Útlendi | Tala við mig 21:54, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
- According to the OED, the 'greyhound' root is not grig but Old Norse grøy (neuter, 'bitch'). I've added Johnson's suggestion to the etymology, but the precise origins seem to have been lost. — user:Dbfirs 15:46, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
- The sourcing seems to have improved in the last 13 years. Arlo Barnes (talk) 05:34, 18 September 2024 (UTC)