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Oct 11 fartlek
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
hex
[ heks ]
verb (used with object)
to bewitch; practice witchcraft on.
What is the origin of hex?
Hex “to bewitch” is a borrowing via Pennsylvania Dutch from German hexen, related to the noun Hexe “witch.” Hexe is a cognate of the English word hag “witch, sorceress; ugly old woman,” and the two are shortened from Old High German hagazussa and Old English