2006-12-17 11:14:21 · 9 answers · asked by Janusz 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Yes, it's the 'flu. The disease was sometimes known as the "grippe," which has a similar meaning to the modern English word "grip." A sudden bout of 'flu would seem to seize or grab you.
'Flu, incidentally, is short for "influenza." This is just the Italian word for "influence," referring to the malevolent astrological influence of the stars and planets.
2006-12-17 11:21:43 · answer #1 · answered by blalskdja 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
grippe = flu
in German and in French also in Spanish (gripe)
Grippie is probably just the english slang word because of the "e" at the end of the word.
2006-12-17 11:24:37 · answer #2 · answered by ♫ Nightingale 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Define Grippe
2016-10-01 02:27:00 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know the context, but could it be a mis-spelling of "grippe" - an old word for influenza?
2006-12-17 11:19:29 · answer #4 · answered by andrew f 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could this be "la grippe" - a cold / flu thing
2006-12-17 11:16:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can mean stomach pains such as with diarrhoea.
Also used to mean a complaint as in "He was always griping that the food was cold."
2006-12-17 15:12:10 · answer #6 · answered by esspee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its 'grippe' and its the french or old english word for influenza (the 'flu)
2006-12-17 11:22:33 · answer #7 · answered by Claire R 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The flu.
2006-12-17 11:16:16 · answer #8 · answered by jane7 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the flu (grippe is flu in german btw)
2006-12-17 11:24:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋