中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 女巫，丑老太婆，魔女，沼地，砍伐
- vt.
- 砍，劈
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演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 hagge
- 继承自 ←古英语 hægtesse
- 继承自 ←原始西日耳曼语 *hagatussjā
词源说明
From Middle English hagge, hegge (“demon, old woman”), shortening of Old English hægtesse, hægtes (“harpy, witch”), from Proto-West Germanic *hagatussjā. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Häkse (“witch”), Dutch heks, German Hexe (“witch”). Doublet of hex.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; a female wizard.
- (derogatory) An ugly old woman.
- (derogatory) An evil
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演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From Middle English hag (denoting a gap in a cliff), from Old Norse hǫgg (“cut, gap, breach”), derivative of hǫggva (“to hack, hew”). Compare English hew, Old Swedish hug (“blow, stroke”).
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演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 haggen
- 继承自 ←原始日耳曼语 *hag(g)ōnan
词源说明
From Middle English haggen, from Proto-Germanic *hag(g)ōnan (compare obsolete Dutch hagen (“to torment, agonize”), Norwegian haga (“to tire, weaken”)).