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hag

1

[ hag ]

noun

  1. an ugly old woman, especially a vicious or malicious one.

    Synonyms: shrew, virago, harridan, harpy

  2. a witch or sorceress.


hag

2

[ hag, hahg ]

noun

, British Dialect.
  1. bog; quagmire.
  2. a firm spot or island of firm ground in a bog or marsh.

Hag.

3

abbreviation for

, Bible.
  1. Haggai.

hag

1

/ hɑːɡ; hæɡ /

noun

  1. a firm spot in a bog
  2. a soft place in a moor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


hag

2

/ hæɡ /

noun

  1. an unpleasant or ugly old woman
  2. a witch
  3. short for hagfish
  4. obsolete.
    a female demon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Hag.

3

abbreviation for

  1. Haggai
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈhaggishly, adverb
  • ˈhaggish, adjective
  • ˈhagˌlike, adjective
  • ˈhaggishness, noun
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Other Words From

  • haggish haglike adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hag1

1175–1225; Middle English hagge, Old English *hægge, akin to hægtesse witch, hagorūn spell, German Hexe witch

Origin of hag2

1250–1300; Middle English: chasm < Old Norse hǫgg a cut, ravine
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hag1

C13: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse högg gap; see hew

Origin of hag2

Old English hægtesse witch; related to Old High German hagazussa, Middle Dutch haghetisse
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Example Sentences

How did a pageant seeking a “role model to young and old alike” allow in such an old hag?!

She blogs about science, religion, feminism, and sex at her blog Blag Hag.

The hag sprang to her feet, her sullen face ghastly in the dim light, her eyes lurid with hate.

A wonderful merry pair, they seemed; and when Francie had crawled out of the hag, he had a great deal to consider in his mind.

After walking for some time he found himself in a great forest, where he saw a wretched old hag asleep under a tree.

The hag, again opening her shears, was already approaching the web anew, when she saw the shadow of Carlino.

In the North of England the elves seem to have been known as hags, for fairy rings are there known as hag tracks.

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