hag — hag·berry; hag·don; hag·ga·da; hag·ga·dist; hag·gis; hag·gish; hag·gler; hag·gy; hag·i·oc·ra·cy; hag·i·og·ra·pher; hag·i·o·graph·ic; hag·i·og·ra·phist; hag·i·og·rap·hy; hag·i·ol·a·ter; hag·i·ol·a·trous; hag·i·ol·a·try; hag·i·o·lith;… … English syllables
Hag — Hag: Die germ. Wortgruppe mhd. hac »Dorngesträuch, Gebüsch; Umzäunung, Gehege; ‹umfriedeter› Wald; ‹umfriedeter› Ort«, ahd. hag »Einhegung; Stadt«, daneben asächs. hago »Weideplatz«, engl. haw »Gehege; Hof«, schwed. hage »Gehege; Weide; Wäldchen … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
Hag — 〈m. 1; schweiz.〉 1. eingehegtes Grundstück, umgrenztes Waldgrundstück 2. Hain, kleiner Wald, Gesträuch, Buschwerk (RosenHag) [<ahd. hac, hages „Umzäunung, umzäuntes Grundstück, Hain, Dorngesträuch“; zu idg. *kagh „Flechtwerk, Zaun, mit einem… … Universal-Lexikon
Hag — (h[a^]g), n. [OE. hagge, hegge, witch, hag, AS. h[ae]gtesse; akin to OHG. hagazussa, G. hexe, D. heks, Dan. hex, Sw. h[ a]xa. The first part of the word is prob. the same as E. haw, hedge, and the orig. meaning was perh., wood woman, wild woman.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hag — hag1 [hag] n. [ME hagge, a witch, hag, contr. < OE hægtes < haga, hedge, akin to Ger hexe (OHG hagazussa): sense comparable to ON tūnritha, lit., hedge rider, hence witch] 1. Obs. a female demon or evil spirit 2. a witch; enchantress 3. an… … English World dictionary
Hag|ga|i — «HAG ee y, HAG y», noun. 1. a Hebrew prophet who wrote about 520 B.C. and who urged, with Zechariah, the rebuilding of the temple. 2. a book of the Old Testament attributed to him, placed among the Minor Prophets. Abbr: Hag … Useful english dictionary
Hag — Hag, n. [Scot. hag to cut; cf. E. hack.] 1. A small wood, or part of a wood or copse, which is marked off or inclosed for felling, or which has been felled. [1913 Webster] This said, he led me over hoults and hags; Through thorns and bushes scant … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hag — Sm erw. obs. (8. Jh.), mhd. hac m./n., ahd. hag, hac Stammwort. Sonst mit n Flexion as. hago, hag m.( ?), ae. haga, anord. hagi aus g. * haga /ōn m. Umzäunung (umzäuntes Grundstück, Weideplatz, Hecke) . Außergermanisch vergleicht sich l.… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Hag — Hag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hagged} (h[a^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hagging}.] To harass; to weary with vexation. [1913 Webster] How are superstitious men hagged out of their wits with the fancy of omens. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hag — (n.) early 13c., ugly old woman, probably a shortening of O.E. hægtesse witch, fury (on assumption that tesse was a suffix), from P.Gmc. *hagatusjon , of unknown origin. Similar shortening produced Du. heks, Ger. Hexe witch from cognate M.Du.… … Etymology dictionary