The term appears in Middle English, and was a shortening of hægtesse, an Old English term for ' witch' similarly the Dutch heks and German Hexe are also shortenings, of the Middle Dutch haghetisse and Old High German hagzusa, respectively. Hags are often seen as malevolent, but may also be one of the chosen forms of shapeshifting deities, such as The Morrígan or Badb, who are seen as neither wholly benevolent nor malevolent. "Now the Hag of the Mill was a bony, thin pole of a hag with odd feet."Ī hag is a wizened old woman, or a kind of fairy or goddess having the appearance of such a woman, often found in folklore and children's tales such as " Hansel and Gretel". For other uses, see Hag (disambiguation).ġ920 Arthur Rackham illustration for the Irish fairytale The Hag of the Mill.
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