1350-1400;Middle Englishmigrame a type of headache < Middle Frenchmigraine (by misreading, in taken as m); see migraine
British Dictionary definitions for megrim
megrim1
/ˈmiːɡrɪm/
noun (archaic)
1.
(often pl) a caprice
2.
a migraine
Word Origin
C14: see migraine
megrim2
/ˈmiːɡrɪm/
noun
1.
a flatfish, Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis, of the turbot family, having a yellowish translucent body up to 50 cm (20 in.) in length, found in European waters, and caught for food