old higuen.

Brit.

/ˌəʊl(d) ˈhʌɪɡ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊl(d) ˈhaɪɡ/, Caribbean English

/ˌoːl ˈhaiɡ/

Forms:

α. 1800s– old hige, 1900s– old higue, 1900s– ole high, 1900s– ole higue, 1900s– ole ige, 1900s– ol hige, 1900s– ol' hige, 1900s– ol' higue.

β. 1900s– old heg, 1900s– ole heg Brit. /ˌəʊl(d) ˈhɛɡ/, U.S. /ˌoʊl(d) ˈhɛɡ/, Caribbean English /ˌ(ʊ)oːl hɛɡ/.

γ. 1900s– ole haig.

Also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., English higue , hag n.¹

Etymology: < old adj. + higue, representing a Caribbean pronunciation of hag n.¹With forms in ole , ol , ol' compare ole adj.

Caribbean.

In legends and popular stories: a witch, said to shed her skin at night and fly (sometimes in the form of a ball of fire) in search of sleeping people, esp. babies, from whom she sucks the blood.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > witch > [noun] > soucouyant

soucouyant1887

hag1894

old higue1895

1895 R. T. Banbury Jamaica Superstitions 34 It was believed to be the living that acted the part of the ‘old hige’.

1929 M. W. Beckwith Black Roadways 99 Old Hige is still a menace to infants in Jamaica.

1989 O. Senior Lily, Lily in Arrival of Snake Woman 123 Ol'Higue was getting ready to shed her skin so she could fly off to suck a baby's blood.

1998 O. Kempadoo Buxton Spice (1999) 84 You could know she was a obeah lady by the red eyes, blazing. A blood-sucking Old Higue too. Everything bout her had a dangerous ring to it.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	old higue
释义	old higuen. Brit. /ˌəʊl(d) ˈhʌɪɡ/, U.S. /ˌoʊl(d) ˈhaɪɡ/, Caribbean English /ˌoːl ˈhaiɡ/ Forms: α. 1800s– old hige, 1900s– old higue, 1900s– ole high, 1900s– ole higue, 1900s– ole ige, 1900s– ol hige, 1900s– ol' hige, 1900s– ol' higue. β. 1900s– old heg, 1900s– ole heg Brit. /ˌəʊl(d) ˈhɛɡ/, U.S. /ˌoʊl(d) ˈhɛɡ/, Caribbean English /ˌ(ʊ)oːl hɛɡ/. γ. 1900s– ole haig. Also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., English higue , hag n.¹ Etymology: < old adj. + higue, representing a Caribbean pronunciation of hag n.¹With forms in ole , ol , ol' compare ole adj. Caribbean. In legends and popular stories: a witch, said to shed her skin at night and fly (sometimes in the form of a ball of fire) in search of sleeping people, esp. babies, from whom she sucks the blood. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > witch > [noun] > soucouyant soucouyant1887 hag1894 old higue1895 1895 R. T. Banbury Jamaica Superstitions 34 It was believed to be the living that acted the part of the ‘old hige’. 1929 M. W. Beckwith Black Roadways 99 Old Hige is still a menace to infants in Jamaica. 1989 O. Senior Lily, Lily in Arrival of Snake Woman 123 Ol'Higue was getting ready to shed her skin so she could fly off to suck a baby's blood. 1998 O. Kempadoo Buxton Spice (1999) 84 You could know she was a obeah lady by the red eyes, blazing. A blood-sucking Old Higue too. Everything bout her had a dangerous ring to it. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1895
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