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Not connected with 'hag' of course, although a hag might be unholy!
HAG:
NOUN: 1. An old woman considered ugly or frightful. 2a. A witch; a sorceress. b. Obsolete A female demon. 3. A hagfish.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English hagge, perhaps short for Old English hægtesse, witch.
(from AHD)
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Middle English hagge...
So, of course, the male of the species is the haggis.
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Oh, ewe-all are so baa-ad.
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I agree. I can't stomach it any longer.
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Well, that's scotched that line of humour then.
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I just looked this up in Gurunet:
hagio– or hagi–
pref.
1. Saint: hagiography.
2. Holy: hagioscope.
[Greek hagios, holy.]
I had a feeling it came from Greek.
Also:
ma·gus (mâ'gəs)
n., pl. ma·gi (mâ'jî').
1. A member of the Zoroastrian priestly caste of the Medes and Persians.
2. Magus In the New Testament, one of the wise men from the East, traditionally held to be three, who traveled to Bethlehem to pay homage to the infant Jesus.
3. A sorcerer; a magician.
[From Middle English magi, magi, from Latin magî, pl. of magus, sorcerer, magus, from Greek magos, from Old Persian maguð.]
Number 1 made me give an inward sigh: I guess all down through the ages, mankind has made sure that there was a distinction between the haves and the have-nots.
Anyway--I thought that was a really interesting def. of translate (thank you again). Is it only used for saints? That is, if I took a trip to Europe, would I have translated myself over there?
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if I took a trip to Europe, would I have translated myself over there?
No. But you might need to be* translated.
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