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Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *hagatussjā. Cognate with Middle Dutch haghetisse, Old High German hagzissa.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈxæɡ.tes.se/, [ˈhæɣ.tes.se]

Noun edit

hægtesse f (nominative plural hægtessan)

  1. witch, hag, Fury

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Descendants edit

  • Middle English: hagge, hegge