Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HAG'ARD-LY, adv.

In a hagard or ugly manner; with deformity. Dryden.

HAG'BORN, a.

Born of a hag or witch. Shak.

HAG'GARD, n. [Sax. haga, a little field, and geard, a yard.]

A stack-yard. Howell.

HAG'GESS, n. [from hack.]

1. A mess of meat, generally pork, chopped and inclosed in a membrane. Johnson.
2. A sheep's head and pluck minced. Entick.

HAG'GLE, v.i.

To be difficult in bargaining; to hesitate and cavil. [See Higgle.]

HAG'GLE, v.t. [W. hag, a gash or cut. It is a diminutive from the root of hack.]

To cut into small pieces; to notch or cut in an unskillful manner; to make rough by cutting; to mangle; as, a boy haggles a stick of wood. Suffolk first died, and York all haggled o'er, / Comes to him where in gore he lay insteep'd. Shak.

HAG'GLED, pp.

Cut irregularly into notches; made rough by cutting; mangled.

HAG'GLER, n.

1. One who haggles.
2. One who cavils, hesitates, and makes difficulty in bargaining.

HAG'GLING, ppr.

Hacking; mangling; caviling and hesitating in bargaining.

HAG'I-AR-CHY, n. [Gr. αγιος and αρχη.]

The sacred government; government of holy orders of men. Southey.

HAG-I-OG'RA-PHA, n. [plur. infra.]

The sacred writings, the scriptures. Encyc.

HAG-I-OG'RA-PHAL, a.

Pertaining to hagiography, – which see.

HAG-I-OG'RA-PHER, n. [See the next word.]

A writer of holy or sacred books.

HAG-I-OG'RA-PHY, n. [Gr. άγιος, holy, and γραφη, a writing.]

Sacred writings. The Jews divide the books of the Scriptures into three parts; the Law, which is contained in the first five books of the Old Testament; the Prophets, or Nevim; and the Cetuvim, or writings, by way of eminence. The latter class is called by the Greeks Hagiographa, comprehending the books of Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Ruth, Esther, Chronicles, Canticles, Lamentations, and Ecclesiastes.

HAG-I-OL'O-GIST, n.

One who writes or treats of the sacred writings.

HAG-I-OL'O-GY, n.

The history or description of the sacred writings. Quart. Rev.

HAG'ISH, a.

Of the nature of a hag; deformed; ugly; horrid. Shak.

HAG'ISH-LY, adv.

In a hagish manner.

HAG'-RID-DEN, a.

Afflicted with the night-mar. Cheyne.

HAG'SHIP, n.

The state or title of a hag or witch. Middleton.

HAGUE'BUT, n. [See ARQUEBUSE.]

HAH,

an explanation expressing surprise or effort.

HAIL, a. [Sax. hal, whole, sound; hæl, health; G. heil, D. and Dan. heel, Sw. hel, Gr. ουλος, whole, See Heal.]

Sound; whole; healthy; not impaired by disease; as, a hail body; hail corn. [In this sense it is usually written hale.]

HAIL, n.¹ [Sax. hægel or hagel; G. D. Dan. and Sw. hagel; so called from its rough broken form, from the root of hack, haggle.]

Masses of ice or frozen vapor, falling from the clouds in showers or storms. These masses consist of little spherules united, but not all of the same consistence; some being as hard and solid as perfect ice; others soft, like frozen snow. Hailstones assume various figures; some are round, others angular, others pyramidical, others flat, and sometimes they are stellated with six radii, like crystals of snow. Encyc.

HAIL, n.²

A wish of health; a salutation. This word is sometimes used as a noun; as, the angel hail bestowed. Milton.