hag

Scots

noun
Definitions
  • a notch; a pit or break
  • a stroke of an axe or similar instrument
  • the felling of timber; the quantity of wood felled
  • a quagmire from which peat or turf is cut

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English haggen (chop, cut, hack) derived from Old Norse hǫggva (hew, chop, strike, cut).

Origin

Old Norse

hǫggva

Gloss

hew, chop, strike, cut

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