greim
gen -reime & -ama, pl. -eanna & gramannan, sm Hold, holding, custody, grasp, gripe. 2 Bite, morsel, piece of bread. 3 Stitch in sewing. 4 Stitch, throb, pang. 5 Bite with the teeth or nails. 6** Diffcult expression, hard word. Greim bìdh, a morsel of food; greim san aodach, a stitch in the cloth; tha an deagh ghreim aige, he has a good hold; chan eil greim agad air, you have no hold on him; am fear nach cuir a shnaim, caillidh e a' chiad ghreim, he who knots not his thread, will lose his first stitch; chaidh a chuir 'na ghreim, he was reinstated; tha e an greim, he is in custody; chan eil greim ri ghabhail air uisge no teine, fire and water cannot be grasped — i.e. are good servants and bad masters; ann an greim, fixed, held fast; gabh greim, take hold; greim fala, pleurisy; gach fear 'na ghreim! all hands to quarters!
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