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Synonyms
hag1 (hăg)

[Middle English hagge, perhaps short for Old English hægtesse, witch.]

noun 

  1. An old woman considered ugly or frightful.
    1. A witch; a sorceress.
    2. Obsolete A female demon.
  3. A hagfish.

derivatives

haǵgish
adjective
haǵgish·ly
adverb
haǵgish·ness
noun
hag2 (hăg)

[Middle English, gap, chasm, of Scandinavian originOld Norse högg.]

noun 

Chiefly British
  1. A boggy area; a quagmire.
  2. A spot in boggy land that is softer or more solid than the surrounding area.
  3. A cutting in a peat bog.