old+hag

  • 11Old woman — may refer to: an old woman A person (irrespective of age or sex) who is always complaining about his or her situation. Old Woman (goddess), a divine hag in Irish and Scottish mythology The Old Woman, a fictional antagonist in David Gemmell s… …

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  • 12hag — 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… …

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  • 13hag-ridden — (n.) 1680s, afflicted by nightmares, from HAG (Cf. hag) (n.) + RIDDEN (Cf. ridden). An old term for sleep paralysis, the sensation of being held immobile in bed, often by a heavy weight, and accompanied by a sense of alien presence. A holed stone …

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  • 14Hag|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 …

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  • 15hag´gard|ness — hag|gard «HAG uhrd», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. looking worn from pain, fatigue, worry, or hunger; worn by care; gaunt: »The haggard faces of the rescued miners showed suffering. SYNONYM(S): lean, thin, wasted, emaciated, hollow eyed. 2. of a hawk …

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  • 16hag´gard|ly — hag|gard «HAG uhrd», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. looking worn from pain, fatigue, worry, or hunger; worn by care; gaunt: »The haggard faces of the rescued miners showed suffering. SYNONYM(S): lean, thin, wasted, emaciated, hollow eyed. 2. of a hawk …

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  • 17hag|gard — «HAG uhrd», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. looking worn from pain, fatigue, worry, or hunger; worn by care; gaunt: »The haggard faces of the rescued miners showed suffering. SYNONYM(S): lean, thin, wasted, emaciated, hollow eyed. 2. of a hawk: a)… …

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  • 18hag|gis — «HAG ihs», noun. a pudding eaten especially in Scotland, made from the heart, lungs, and liver of a sheep or calf, chopped up and mixed with suet, oatmeal, onions, and seasonings, and boiled in the stomach of the animal. ╂[perhaps < hag chop,… …

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  • 19hag — [hæg] n old fashioned [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from Old English hAgtesse witch ] an ugly or unpleasant woman, especially one who is old or looks like a ↑witch …

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  • 20Old Japanese — 上古日本語, 上代日本語 Spoken in Japan Era Evolved into Early Middle Japanese during the Heian period Language family …

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