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hag 1

 (hăg)
n.
1. Offensive An old woman considered to be ugly or frightening.
2.
a. A witch; a sorceress.
b. Obsolete A female demon.
3. A hagfish.
[Middle English hagge, perhaps short for Old English hægtesse, witch.]
hag′gish adj.
hag′gish·ly adv.
hag′gish·ness n.

hag 2

 (hăg)
n. 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.
[Middle English, gap, chasm, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse högg; see kau- in Indo-European roots.]
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hag

(hæɡ)
n
1. an unpleasant or ugly old woman
2. a witch
3. (Animals) short for hagfish
4. obsolete a female demon
[Old English hægtesse witch; related to Old High German hagazussa, Middle Dutch haghetisse]
ˈhaggish adj
ˈhaggishly adv
ˈhaggishness n
ˈhagˌlike adj

hag

(hæɡ; hɑːɡ) or

hagg

n
1. (Physical Geography) a firm spot in a bog
2. (Physical Geography) a soft place in a moor
[C13: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse högg gap; see hew]
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hag1

(hæg)

n.
1. an ugly or slatternly old woman.
2. a witch or sorceress.
[1175–1225; Middle English hagge, Old English *hægge, akin to Old High German hagazissa witch]
hag′gish, adj.

hag2

(hæg, hɑg)

n. Scot.
1. a bog.
2. a firm spot in a bog.
[1250–1300; Middle English: chasm < Old Norse hǫgg a cut, ravine]

Hag.

Haggai.
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hag

- First meant "witch."
See also related terms for witch.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.hag - an ugly evil-looking old womanhag - an ugly evil-looking old woman  
beldam, beldame, crone, witch
old woman - a woman who is old
2.hag - eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacleshag - eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies
hagfish, slime eels
agnathan, jawless fish, jawless vertebrate - eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms
family Myxinidae, Myxinidae - slime-producing marine animals: hagfishes
Myxine glutinosa - typical hagfish
eptatretus - a fossil hagfish of the genus Eptatretus
Myxinikela siroka - fossil hagfish of the Pennsylvanian period (c. 300 million years ago) that resembled modern hagfishes
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

hag

noun witch, virago, shrew, vixen, crone, fury, harridan, beldam (archaic), termagant I hope the old hag hasn't come back yet.
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hag

noun
1. An ugly, frightening old woman:
beldam, crone, witch.
Slang: biddy.
Archaic: trot.
2. A woman who practices magic:
enchantress, lamia, sorceress, witch.
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Translations
عَجوز شَمْطاء
babizna
hekskælling
vén boszorkány
skass; norn
sena raganažiežula
vecene
babababizňa
cadolozçirkin yaşlı kadın

hag

[hæg] N (= ugly old woman) → vieja f fea, bruja f; (= witch) → bruja f
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hag

[ˈhæg] n
(= ugly woman) → vieille sorcière f (= nasty woman) → chameau m, harpie f
(= witch) → sorcière f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

hag

n → Hexe f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

hag

[hæg] n (ugly) → befana; (nasty) → megera; (witch) → strega
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

hag

(hӕg) noun
an ugly old woman.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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