Hag

See also håg, and hág

English

Etymology

Perhaps an abbreviation of Old English hægtesse.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /hæg/

  Rhymes: -æɡ

Noun

Singular Hag

Plural {{{1}}}

Hag ({{{1}}})

1. A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; also, a wizard.
2. (pejorative) An ugly old woman.
3. A fury; a she-monster.
4. An eel-like marine marsipobranch (Myxine glutinosa), allied to the lamprey. It has a suctorial mouth, with labial appendages, and a single pair of gill openings. It is the type of the order Hyperotreti. Called also hagfish, borer, slime eel, sucker, and sleepmarken.
5. The hagdon or shearwater.
6. An appearance of light and fire on a horse's mane or a man's hair.
7. The fruit of the hagberry.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:ugly person

Related terms

• fag hag

Translations

a witch, sorceress, or enchantress; also, a wizard

Finnish: noita-akka fi(fi) Polish: wiedźma pl(pl) f.

Swedish: häxa sv(sv) f., häxor sv(sv) pl.

an ugly old woman

Finnish: akka fi(fi), harppu fi(fi) Norwegian: kjerring no(no)

Russian: карга ru(ru) Swedish: hagga sv(sv) f.

a fury; a she-monster

Swedish: hagga sv(sv) f.

an eel-like marine marsipobranch

the hagdon or shearwater

an appearance of light and fire on a horse's mane or a man's hair

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• CJKV Characters: 嫗, 妪

Anagrams

• agh,
• gah

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Breton

Conjunction

Hag [[Category:Template:Br conjunctions|Hag]]

1. and

Synonyms

• ha - before a consonant (and /j/)

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Cornish

Conjunction

Hag [[Category:Template:Kw conjunctions|Hag]]

1. and (before a vowel)

   Yma hwans dhymm a diwes hag avel.

   I want a drink and an apple.

Synonyms

• ha - before a consonant.

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Danish

Verb

Hag

1. Imperative of hage.