The term "hex" comes from the German hexe and is one of those beautiful words that may be used as nouns, verbs, or adjectives.
• A spell-caster and/or her spell are indicated by the letter hex.
- Despite the fact that every spell may be deemed a hex, it has come to denote a nasty spell or a curse: "The hex cast a hex."
• Hex also refers to the process of casting a spell, thus one might threaten, "I'll hex you!"
• To be hexed is to be mesmerized, cursed, or bewitched, and to be actually under the hex's power, as in "The home was hexed."
In German, a hex is a witch or a sorceress. (Hexen plural.)
