hagseed en · NOUN
Etymology
From hag + seed.
Meanings
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(obsolete) The offspring of a hag.
Hag-seed, hence! Fetch us in fuel; and be quick, thou’rt best, To answer other business.
1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hagseeds | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| hag-seed | alternative | lexicographic |