hedge witch

== English == === Alternative forms === hedgewitch === Etymology === (type of witch): Circa 1990s. From hedge (“boundary”) +‎ witch, where the boundary is that separating this world from the spirit world, which is traversed during hedge riding. Possibly coined or popularised by Rae Beth (1990), Hedge Witch: A Guide to Solitary Witchcraft, London: Robert Hale, →ISBN. (fantasy): Circa 1980s. From hedge (“third-rate”) +‎ witch. Compare hedge priest, hedge wizard. === Noun === hedge witch (plural hedge witches) (mycology) Fungus of species Phallus impudicus, a type of stinkhorn. Synonyms: witch's egg, wood witch 1875, The Gardeners' Chronicle, New Series, Volume 4, page 725, The common name of the fungus is, as you say, Hedge Witch or Wood Witch; the scientific name is Phallus impudicus. (paganism) A modern, solitary witch who focuses on herbalism and shamanic experience (hedge riding). (fantasy) An inferior or small-scale witch. ==== Related terms ==== hedge witchcraft hedge witchery ==== Translations ==== === See also === hedge rider hedge riding wood witch === References === "What Is a Hedge Witch? Practices and Beliefs" at Learn Religions "What is a Hedge Witch?" (blog post) at Mabon House === Further reading === “hedge witch”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer.