What does "megrim" mean?

Megrim: A fancy; a whim; a freak; a humor; esp., in the plural, lowness of spirits. These are his megrims, firks, and melancholies. Ford.

Additional senses

  1. 2.pl. (Far.) A sudden vertigo in a horse, succeeded sometimes by unconsciousness, produced by an excess of blood in the brain; a mild form of apoplexy. Youatt.
  2. 3.The British smooth sole, or scaldfish (Psetta arnoglossa).

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