- greim
- a hold, a morsel, so Irish, Old Irish greim, greimm, a hold, strength, Welsh grym, force, strength: *gredsmen-; root gher, hold, Greek $$Ghéir, hand, Sanskrit gáras, grip. Stokes separates greim, morsel, from greim, hold, strength. greim, morsel, he refers to *gresmen, a bite, Sanskrit grásati, devour, Greek $$Ggráw, eat, Norse krás, a dainty.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.