Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗To move briskly, especially as a dance. · To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks. · To fish with a jig. · To sing to the tune of a jig.
A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue. · A lively dance in 6/8 (double jig), 9/8 (slip jig) or 12/8 (single jig) time; a tune suitable for such a dance. By extension, a lively traditional tune in any of these time signatures. Unqualified, the term is usually taken to refer to a double (6/8) jig. · A dance performed by one or sometimes two individual dancers, as opposed to a dance performed by a set or team. · A type of lure consisting of a hook molded into a weight, usually with a bright or colorful body.
Unknown. Derivation from Middle English gyge (“fiddle”), from Old French gigue (“a fiddle”) has been proposed, but the connection and sense development are obscure. The sense “a type of dance” of modern French gigue is borrowed from English.
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