rigg
rigg · riggs
A strong, stormy windA strong, stormy wind (now chiefly in the phrase "Michaelmas riggs").
/ɹɪɡ/
Meaning
1 sensesA strong, stormy wind (now chiefly in the phrase "Michaelmas riggs").
Origin
From Middle English ryg, ryge (“storm”), from or related to Old Norse hregg (“storm and raFrom Middle English ryg, ryge (“storm”), from or related to Old Norse hregg (“storm and rain”).
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