hagworm

noun — 2 senses

hagworm

noun

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”).

UK, Dialectal A common snake, such as an adder or a viper.

UK, Dialectal A blindworm.

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