hagseed

English

Alternative forms

• hag-seed

Etymology

From hag +‎ seed.

Noun

hagseed (plural hagseeds)

1. (obsolete) The offspring of a hag.
   • 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:

     Hag-seed, hence!
     Fetch us in fuel; and be quick, thou’rt best,
     To answer other business.

Anagrams

• eedgahs, hadgees