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hagberry

noun

Etymology

From hag + berry. According to Some Folklore of Trees, Animals, and River-fishing from the N.E. of Scotland, "The wood of the 'hackberry' or bird-cherry (Prunus padus) is not used as a staff or for any other purpose, as it is looked on as the witch's tree."

  1. derived from *bʰerH-✻ — “to rip, cut, split, grate”
  2. inherited from *barjaną✻ — “to beat, hit”
  3. inherited from *barjan✻
  4. inherited from *berian✻
  5. inherited from beryen
  6. compounded as hagberry — “hag + berry”

Definitions

  1. Prunus padus, a species of cherry native to northern Europe and northern Asia, the bird…

    Prunus padus, a species of cherry native to northern Europe and northern Asia, the bird cherry.

  2. Its bittersweet astringent fruit, readily eaten by birds.

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