hag-ridingn.

Brit.

/ˈhaɡˌrʌɪdɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈhæɡˌraɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hag n.¹, riding n.¹

Etymology: < hag n.¹ + riding n.¹ Compare slightly earlier hag-ride v. and hag-ridden adj.

†1. A feeling of oppression or suffocation during sleep; frightening dreams. Cf. hag n.¹ 5. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1657 tr. J. J. Brunn Physicall Magazeen ii, in tr. P. Morel Expert Doctors Dispensatory 418 All things that are oderiserous induce troublesom sleeps, and the Hag-riding or Night-mare, because they fill the Head with vapors, especially in those that are plethorick.

c1718 Lett. from Mist's Jrnl. (1722) I. 164 As for Apparitions and Hag-riding, they are generally the Effects of Imagination and a disturbed animal Faculty.

2. With reference to evil spirits, witches, etc.: the action or practice of tormenting a person in their sleep. See hag-ridden adj. 1. Now historical.

ΚΠ

1850 Morning Post 10 Oct. She had come to her house and thrown her on the floor, and performed her operations of hag-riding.

2001 O. Davies in B. P. Levack New Perspectives Witchcraft, Magic, & Demonol. 47 Those suffering from hag-riding experienced relief after scratching their alleged tormentors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hag-riding
释义	hag-ridingn. Brit. /ˈhaɡˌrʌɪdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhæɡˌraɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hag n.¹, riding n.¹ Etymology: < hag n.¹ + riding n.¹ Compare slightly earlier hag-ride v. and hag-ridden adj. †1. A feeling of oppression or suffocation during sleep; frightening dreams. Cf. hag n.¹ 5. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1657 tr. J. J. Brunn Physicall Magazeen ii, in tr. P. Morel Expert Doctors Dispensatory 418 All things that are oderiserous induce troublesom sleeps, and the Hag-riding or Night-mare, because they fill the Head with vapors, especially in those that are plethorick. c1718 Lett. from Mist's Jrnl. (1722) I. 164 As for Apparitions and Hag-riding, they are generally the Effects of Imagination and a disturbed animal Faculty. 2. With reference to evil spirits, witches, etc.: the action or practice of tormenting a person in their sleep. See hag-ridden adj. 1. Now historical. ΚΠ 1850 Morning Post 10 Oct. She had come to her house and thrown her on the floor, and performed her operations of hag-riding. 2001 O. Davies in B. P. Levack New Perspectives Witchcraft, Magic, & Demonol. 47 Those suffering from hag-riding experienced relief after scratching their alleged tormentors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1657
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