English Explanatory Dictionary

hagworm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A common snake, such as an adder or a viper.
  2. A blindworm.

Word forms

hagworm hagworms

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English hagworme (“viper”), from Old Norse hǫggormr (“serpent”), from hǫgg (“stroke, blow”) + ormr (“worm, snake”). Cognate with Icelandic höggormur (“poisonous snake, serpent”), Swedish huggorm (“adder, viper”).

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