hag

hag1
noun
  1. 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。
  2. short for hagfish
    hagfish 的简称
派生
haggish
adjective
语源
  1. 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)
  1. (亦作 peat hag)an overhang of peat
    沼泽中突起的泥炭地
  2. 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
  1. Middle English (denoting a gap in a cliff): from Old Norse hǫgg 'gap', from hǫggva 'hack, hew'
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