hagworm

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noun

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

OriginMiddle English hagworme ← Old Norse hǫggormr →
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Meanings

nounhagworm (plural hagworms)

plural hagworms

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

Origin

  1. Old Norsehǫggormr“serpent”
  2. Middle Englishhagworme“viper”
  3. Englishhagworm

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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hagworm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hagworm

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“hagworm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hagworm. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hagworm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hagworm.

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