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heks.

witch (sorceress)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɦɛks/
  1. witch (sorceress)

    feminine
  2. witch (term of abuse for a woman)

    derogatory · feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch hexe (15th c.), borrowed from Late Middle High German hecse. Displaced native Middle Dutch hagetisse. Both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *hagatussjā.

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