hagworm

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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”).

Noun[edit]

hagworm (plural hagworms)

  1. (UK, dialectal) A common snake, such as an adder or a viper.
  2. (UK, dialectal) A blindworm.
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