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noun

Obsolete a female demon or evil spirit
a witch; enchantress
an ugly, often vicious, old woman
hagfish

Origin: ME hagge, a witch, hag, contr. < OE hægtes < haga, hedge, akin to Ger hexe (OHG hagazussa): sense comparable to ON tūnritha, lit., hedge rider, hence witch

transitive verb

to cut; hack

Origin: Scot < ME haggen < Anglo-N form of ON höggva, to cut, hack, akin to OE heawan, hew

noun

1. a cutting of wood
2. felled trees
1. the edge of a cutting in a peat bog
2. a marsh or marshy spot
3. a firm spot in a bog or marsh

Origin: < Anglo-N form of ON högg, a cutting, chopping < base of the vt.

Bible Haggai

See hag in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An old woman considered ugly or frightful.
a. A witch; a sorceress.
b. Obsolete A female demon.
A hagfish.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English hagge

Origin: , perhaps short for Old English hǽgtesse, witch

Related Forms:

hagˈgish adjective

hagˈgish·ly adverb

hagˈgish·ness noun

noun
Chiefly British

A boggy area; a quagmire.
A spot in boggy land that is softer or more solid than the surrounding area.
A cutting in a peat bog.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, gap, chasm

Origin: , of Scandinavian origin

Origin: ; akin to Old Norse högg; see kau- in Indo-European roots

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