hag

(hag)

noun

  1. Obsolete a female demon or evil spirit
  2. a witch; enchantress
  3. an ugly, often vicious, old woman
  4. 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
  1. An old woman considered ugly or frightful.
  2. a. A witch; a sorceress.
    b. Obsolete A female demon.
  3. A hagfish.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English hagge

Origin: , perhaps short for Old English hǽgtesse, witch

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Related Forms:

  • hagˈgish adjective
  • hagˈgish·ly adverb
  • hagˈgish·ness noun

noun
Chiefly British
  1. A boggy area; a quagmire.
  2. A spot in boggy land that is softer or more solid than the surrounding area.
  3. 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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abbreviation
Bible
Haggai

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