# hedge witch

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Fungus of species Phallus impudicus, a type of stinkhorn.
2. A modern, solitary witch who focuses on herbalism and shamanic experience (hedge riding).
3. An inferior or small-scale witch.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hedge-witch