Hag vs Wish - What's the difference?
hag | wish |
A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; a wizard.
* (rfdate) Golding
(pejorative) An ugly old woman.
A fury; a she-monster.
A hagfish; an eel-like marine marsipobranch, , allied to the lamprey, with a suctorial mouth, labial appendages, and a single pair of gill openings.
A hagdon or shearwater.
An appearance of light and fire on a horse's mane or a man's hair.
The fruit of the hagberry, Prunus padus .
To harass; to weary with vexation.
* L'Estrange
A small wood, or part of a wood or copse, which is marked off or enclosed for felling, or which has been felled.
* Fairfax
A quagmire; mossy ground where peat or turf has been cut.
(Webster 1913)
a desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen
an expression of such a desire etc.
the process of expressing or thinking about such a desire etc. (often connected with ideas of magic and supernatural power(s)
the thing desired or longed for
* 1901 , , (w, The Monkey's Paw)
(Sussex) a water meadow.
(label) To desire; to want.
* (William Shakespeare)
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To hope (for a particular outcome).
* (John Arbuthnot) (1667-1735)
* 1901 , , (w, The Monkey's Paw)
To bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something).
* (William Shakespeare)
* Bible, (Psalms) xl. 14
To request or desire to do an activity.
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, title= (label) To recommend; to seek confidence or favour on behalf of.
* (Ben Jonson)
As nouns the difference between hag and wish
is that hag is mind, mindset, temper, inclination while wish is a desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.As a verb wish is
(label) to desire; to want.hag
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) hagge, hegge 'demon, old woman', shortening of (etyl) '', ).1987, E. C. Polomé, R. Bergmann (editor), "Althochdeutsch ''hag(a)zussa'' 'Hexe': Versuch einer neuen Etymologie", ''Althochdeutsch 2 (Wörter und Namen. Forschungsgeschichte) , pages 1107-1112.Noun
(en noun)- [Silenus] that old hag .
- (Crashaw)
- (Blount)
Synonyms
* (witch or sorceress) * (ugly old woman) See also * (fury or she-monster) * (eel-like marine marsipobranch) borer, hagfish, sleepmarken, slime eel, sucker * (hagdon or shearwater) * (appearance of light and fire on mane or hair) * (fruit of the hagberry)Derived terms
* fag hagVerb
(hagg)- How are superstitious men hagged out of their wits with the fancy of omens.
Etymology 2
Scots ; compare English hack.Noun
(en noun)- This said, he led me over hoults and hags ; / Through thorns and bushes scant my legs I drew.
- (Dugdale)
References
Anagrams
* ----wish
English
Noun
(es)- Your dearest wish will come true.
- "I suppose all old soldiers are the same," said Mrs White. "The idea of our listening to such nonsense! How could wishes be granted in these days? And if they could, how could two hundred pounds hurt you, father?" / "Might drop on his head from the sky," said the frivolous Herbert.
Usage notes
* Collocates with make for the common expression make a wish . SeeDerived terms
(Terms derived from the noun "wish") * death wish * best wishes * good wishes * make a wish * wishbone * wishful * wish list/wishlist/wish-list * your wish is my commandSee also
* precatory * velleityVerb
(es)- I would not wish / Any companion in the world but you.
- This is as good an argument as an antiquary could wish for.
- Mr. White took the paw from his pocket and eyed it dubiously. "I don't know what to wish for, and that's a fact," he said slowly. "It seems to me I've got all I want."
- I would not wish them to a fairer death.
- Let them be driven backward, and put to shame, that wish me evil.
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- I was wished to your worship by a gentleman.