Added 2 October 2026
hag
/hæɡ/ symbol
In Latin: lamia, strīga Wiktionary
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noun
noun
- A small wood, or part of a wood or copse, which is marked off or enclosed for felling, or which has been felled. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- A marshy hollow, especially an area of peat lying lower than surrounding moorland, formed by erosion of a gully or cutting and often having steep edges.
verb
Origin
From Middle English hagge, hegge (“demon, old woman”), shortening of Old English hægtesse, hægtes (“harpy, witch”), from Proto-West Germanic *hagatussjā. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Häkse (“witch”), Dutch heks, German Hexe (“witch”). Doublet of hex.
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