crone

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (archaic) An old woman.
2. An archetypal figure, a wise woman.
3. An ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman; a hag.
4. (obsolete) An old ewe.
5. (obsolete) An old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman.

Sinonieme

hag

witch

beldam

beldame

harridan

harp

harpy

decrepit

sorceress

gorgon

Vertalings

befana

bruja

coroa

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sorcière

vieja arrugada

kocakarı

bruxa

vieille

altes Weib

harpia

bruixa

sorcier

γραϊδιο

strega

vella

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/kɹoʊn/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: crone

Verwante met Old French: charogne

Verwante met Frans: charogne

In summary

From Middle English crone, from Anglo-Norman carogne (compare central Old French charogne (a term of abuse, literally “carrion, carcass, old sheep, hag”), whence modern French charogne). Doublet of carrion.