megrim¹ /mēˈgrim/

1. Vertigo, dizziness (also in pl; now rare)
2. A whim, a caprice (archaic and Scot)
3. Migraine (obsolete)
4. (in pl) depression, doldrums (now esp N American)

megrim² /mēˈgrim/

The scaldfish

migraine (from 18c) /mēˈgrān or mīˈ/ or megrim (from 14c) /mēˈgrim/

1. A severe throbbing pain affecting only one half of the head or face and usu accompanied by nausea
2. A condition marked by recurring migraines
3. (for the following meanings, megrim) vertigo
4. (in pl) lowness of spirits
5. A caprice (archaic)

migraineur /-œrˈ/ noun

A person who suffers migraines

miˈgrainous adjective

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