hag-ride

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• hag|ride — «HAG RYD», transitive verb, rode, rid|den, rid|ing. to oppress with or as if with nightmare. ╂[< hag1 + ride] …   Useful english dictionary

• hag-ride — hagˈ ride transitive verb • • • Main Entry: ↑hag …   Useful english dictionary

• hag-ridden — (n.) 1680s, afflicted by nightmares, from HAG (Cf. hag) (n.) + RIDDEN (Cf. ridden). An old term for sleep paralysis, the sensation of being held immobile in bed, often by a heavy weight, and accompanied by a sense of alien presence. A holed stone …   Etymology dictionary

• Hag — For other uses, see Hag (disambiguation). A hag is a wizened old woman, or a kind of fairy or goddess having the appearance of such a woman, often found in folklore and children s tales such as Hansel and Gretel.[1] Hags are often seen as… …   Wikipedia

• Hag. — abbr. Haggai (Old Testament). * * * Haggai. * * * Hag. (Bible) abbrev (the Book of) Haggai * * * hag1 «hag», noun. 1. a very ugly old woman, especially one who is vicious or malicious: »The old hag made a face to chase the children from her yard …   Useful english dictionary

• hag´like´ — hag1 «hag», noun. 1. a very ugly old woman, especially one who is vicious or malicious: »The old hag made a face to chase the children from her yard. SYNONYM(S): beldam. 2. a witch: »the hags that ride on Halloween. 3. Archaic. a female evil… …   Useful english dictionary

• Boo Hag — A Boo Hag is a mythical creature in the folklore of South Carolina s Gullah culture. It is a regionalized version of the Hag myth.The legendAccording to the legend, Boo Hags are similar to vampires. Unlike vampires, they gain sustenance from a… …   Wikipedia

• hagride — hag•ride [[t]ˈhægˌraɪd[/t]] v. t. rode, rid•den, rid•ing to afflict with worry, dread, or the like; torment; bedevil • Etymology: 1655–65 hag′rid er, n …   From formal English to slang

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• Naggaroth — is a fictional land in the Warhammer Fantasy fictional universe. Geographically, it corresponds closely with North America in the real world, but mostly the Hudson s Bay and Great Lakes regions of Eastern Canada and upper New England. It is the… …   Wikipedia

• List of Narnian creatures — Narnian creatures are any non human inhabitants of Narnia, the fantasy world created by C. S. Lewis as a setting for his The Chronicles of Narnia. This is a series of commentaries on the creatures of Narnia. Entries include information on… …   Wikipedia