Complete Definition of "hag"

Wikisaurus-link|ugly person
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English

Etymology
Perhaps an abbreviation of OE. hægtesse.

Pronunciation
IPA|/hæg/
:rhymes|æɡ

Noun
en-noun

  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.

Translations
trans-top|a witch, sorceress, or enchantress; also, a wizard
Finnish: noita-akka
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trans-top|an ugly old woman
Finnish: akka, harppu
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trans-top|a fury; a she-monster
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trans-top|an eel-like marine marsipobranch
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trans-top|the hagdon or shearwater
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trans-top|an appearance of light and fire on a horse's mane or a man's hair
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ttbc|CJKV Characters: �, 妪

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Breton

Conjunction
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  1. and

Category:Breton conjunctions

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