Hagtrack

Type

Plants

Area of origin

S England

Area of use

S England (obsolete)

Related terms

Fairy ring, fairy circle, elf ring, pixie ring

Circles of coarse green grass seen on the meadows and downs, supposed to be tracks of hags (witches) who have danced there at night. They are, in fact, caused by fungus. (Cf. fairy ring)

Etymology

Dialect, the tracks of hags (witches).

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