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hag

/hæɡ/

Translations

hagnoun

hags

/hæɡ/

sorcièreSens folklorique ou péjoratif, surtout pour une vieille femme perçue comme une sorcière.

The villagers believed the old hag in the forest could cast spells.

Les villageois croyaient que la vieille sorcière dans la forêt pouvait jeter des sorts.

mégèreSens péjoratif courant pour une femme âgée, laide ou acariâtre.

The children were frightened by the stories of the hag who lived at the edge of town.

Les enfants étaient effrayés par les histoires de la mégère qui vivait à la lisière de la ville.

Additional translations

cauchemarSens folklorique pour un esprit malfaisant associé aux mauvais rêves.

Synonyms

old woman

hagverb

hagged

Past Simple

hagged

Past Participle

hagging

Gerund

/hæɡ/

Archaic and dialectal; still encountered in Scots and regional English meaning 'to cut roughly' or figuratively 'to torment'.

harcelerSens figuré: tourmenter ou importuner sans relâche.

She was hagged by doubts about her decision.

Elle était harcelée par des doutes au sujet de sa décision.

Additional translations

tailler grossièrementEmploi rare; sens de couper ou d'abattre de manière brutale et approximative.

Synonyms

Definitions

hagnoun

A witch, especially one in the form of an old woman.

The villagers believed the old hag in the forest could cast spells.

An old, ugly woman.

The children were frightened by the stories of the hag who lived at the edge of town.

An evil spirit or supernatural being thought to sit on sleeping people, bringing bad dreams; a night hag.

He woke screaming, convinced a hag had been sitting on his chest.

hagverb

To chop, hack, or hew roughly.

The woodsman hagged at the fallen branches with his axe.

To trouble, harass, or torment persistently.

She was hagged by doubts about her decision.