hægtesse

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxæj.tes.se/, [ˈhæj.tes.se]

Noun

hæġtesse f

  1. witch, hag, Fury

Declension

Weak n-stem:

singular plural
nominative hæġtesse hæġtessan
accusative hæġtessan hæġtessan
genitive hæġtessan hæġtessena
dative hæġtessan hæġtessum

Descendants

  • Middle English: hagge, hegge