Etymograph

English

hagridden

From hag + ridden.

A compound of hag + ridden

Proto-West Germanic *hagatussjā ‘witch’

Old English hægtesse ‘harpy, witch’

Middle English hagge ‘demon, old woman’

English hag

Today it means

adj Tormented by witches, demons, or evil spirits.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hagridden