a witch, especially one in the form of an ugly old woman (often used as a term of disparagement for a woman) 女巫,巫婆;丑恶的老女人(常作为对妇女的贬称) a fat old hag in a dirty apron. 系着脏围裙的又胖又老的丑婆娘。
short for hagfish hagfish 的简称
派生 haggish adjective 语源
Middle English: perhaps from Old English hægtesse, hegtes, related to Dutch heks and German Hexe 'witch', of unknown ultimate origin
hag2 noun (Scottish & N. English)(苏格兰,北英格兰)
(亦作 peat hag)an overhang of peat 沼泽中突起的泥炭地
a soft place on a moor or a firm place in a bog 荒原上的软湿地;沼泽中的硬地
语源
Middle English (denoting a gap in a cliff): from Old Norse hǫgg 'gap', from hǫggva 'hack, hew'