hag
1Origin of hag
1Other words for hag
Other words from hag
- haggish, haglike, adjective
Words Nearby hag
Other definitions for hag (2 of 3)
bog; quagmire.
a firm spot or island of firm ground in a bog or marsh.
Origin of hag
2Other definitions for Hag. (3 of 3)
Haggai.
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How to use hag in a sentence
How did a pageant seeking a “role model to young and old alike” allow in such an old hag?!
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The hag sprang to her feet, her sullen face ghastly in the dim light, her eyes lurid with hate.
They Looked and Loved | Mrs. Alex McVeigh MillerA wonderful merry pair, they seemed; and when Francie had crawled out of the hag, he had a great deal to consider in his mind.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI | Robert Louis StevensonAfter walking for some time he found himself in a great forest, where he saw a wretched old hag asleep under a tree.
Laboulaye's Fairy Book | Various
The hag, again opening her shears, was already approaching the web anew, when she saw the shadow of Carlino.
Laboulaye's Fairy Book | VariousIn the North of England the elves seem to have been known as hags, for fairy rings are there known as hag tracks.
Archaic England | Harold Bayley
British Dictionary definitions for hag (1 of 3)
/ (hæɡ) /
Origin of hag
1Derived forms of hag
- haggish, adjective
- haggishly, adverb
- haggishness, noun
- haglike, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for hag (2 of 3)
/ (hæɡ, hɑːɡ) /
a firm spot in a bog
a soft place in a moor
Origin of hag
2British Dictionary definitions for Hag. (3 of 3)
/ Bible /
Haggai
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