HAG  . (I) (Probably a shortened See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of the O . Eng. hcegtesse, hegtes, cognate with Ger . Hexe, See also:

• WITCH

witch, Dutch hecse), a word See also:

• COMMON

common during the 16th and 17th centuries for a See also:

• FEMALE

female demon or evil spirit, and so particularly applied to such supernatural beings as the See also:

• HARPIES (Gr. "Aplrvcar, older form 'Apiarucar, " swift robbers ")

harpies and fairies of classical See also:

• MYTHOLOGY

mythology, and also to witches . In See also:

• MODERN

modern usage the word is generally used of a hideous old woman whose repulsive exterior is accompanied by malice or wickedness . The name is also used of an See also:

• EEL

eel-like parasitic See also:

• FISH (O. Eng. fist, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dutch visch, Ger. Fisch, Goth. fisks, cognate with the Lat. piscis)
• FISH, HAMILTON (1808-1893)

fish, Myxine glutinosa, allied to the See also:

• LAMPREY

lamprey . (2) A word common in Scottish and See also:

• NORTHERN

northern See also:

• ENGLISH

English dialects for an enclosed piece of See also:

• WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
• WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
• WOOD, MRS HENRY [ELLEN] (1814—1887)
• WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)

wood, a copse . This is the same word as " hedge " (see HEDGES) and " haw." " Hag " also means " to cut," and is used in See also:

• SCOTLAND
• SCOTLAND, CHURCH OF
• SCOTLAND, EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF

Scotland of an extent of woodland marked out for See also:

• FELLING

felling, and of a quantity of felled wood .