hag

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[ hag ]
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noun
  1. an ugly old woman, especially a vicious or malicious one.

  2. a witch or sorceress.

Origin of hag

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

Other words for hag

Other words from hag

  • haggish, haglike, adjective

Words Nearby hag

Other definitions for hag (2 of 3)

hag2
[ hag, hahg ]

nounBritish Dialect.
  1. bog; quagmire.

  2. a firm spot or island of firm ground in a bog or marsh.

Origin of hag

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

Other definitions for Hag. (3 of 3)

Hag.

abbreviationBible.
  1. Haggai.

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How to use hag in a sentence

  • 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.

    Archaic England | Harold Bayley

British Dictionary definitions for hag (1 of 3)

hag1

/ (hæɡ) /


noun
  1. an unpleasant or ugly old woman

  2. a witch

  1. short for hagfish

  2. obsolete a female demon

Origin of hag

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

Derived forms of hag

  • haggish, adjective
  • haggishly, adverb
  • haggishness, noun
  • haglike, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for hag (2 of 3)

hag2

/ (hæɡ, hɑːɡ) /


nounScot and Northern English dialect
  1. a firm spot in a bog

  2. a soft place in a moor

Origin of hag

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

British Dictionary definitions for Hag. (3 of 3)

Hag.

/ Bible /


abbreviation for
  1. Haggai

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