Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hagborn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hag-born
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Born of a hag or witch.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Pro. […]Then was this Iſland / (Saue for the Son, that he^([sic]) did littour heere, / A frekelld whelpe, hag-borne) not honour'd with / A humane ſhape."
"Out, thou freckled whelp ! thou hagborn ! Out, I say !"
"The hagborn creature came up to the captain and raised his right hand, palm out, in a rough salute."
"Ned bites his thumb at her. 'Screw you and your mother and your hagborn dropsical brood, you scrofulous tit-sore slut!' he shouts, already beginning to feel better."

Etymology

From hag + born.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

hag-born (alternative) hag-borne (alternative)

Questions

What does hagborn mean?: Born of a hag or witch.
Where does hagborn come from?: From hag + born.

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