Hag

Alternative forms

• Haag

Etymology

From Middle High German hac, from Old High German hag, from Proto-West Germanic *hagō. Cognate with German Hag.

Noun

Hag m

1. (Uri) fence

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co.

Etymology

From Middle High German hac, from Old High German hag, from Proto-West Germanic *hagō. Cognate with Dutch haag, Swedish hage, Old English hæg. Doublet of Hain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haːk/

• Audio:

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Noun

Hag m (strong, genitive Hages or Hags, plural Hage)

1. (archaic or regional) hedge; haw; enclosure

   Synonyms: Hecke, Häge (Switzerland)

2. (archaic or regional) grove; woods; small forest

   Synonyms: Hain, Wäldchen

Further reading

• “Hag” in Duden online
• “Hag” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Etymology

From the French translation (confused with La Hague) of Dutch Den Haag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xâːɡ/

Proper noun

Hȃg m (Cyrillic spelling Ха̑г)

1. The Hague (a city, the administrative capital of the Netherlands)