Hardy on "dumbledores" and "hag-rid" (was Re: Name meanin...

[Brian]

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Been following this thread with both interest and amusement. I was 
especially intrigued with the "nightmare" connection, and so 
formulated a theory that is IN NO WAY (to my knowledge) based on any 
etymological data. What if a nightmare was a spectral horse (ala 
Piers Anthony) and its' mount was a hag (ala JKR et. al.)? It would 
therefore follow that "having a nightmare" would be synonymous 
with "awakening hag-ridden" or "hag-rid" for short. Just a silly 
train of thought, but fun.

bkb042