crone

Significat (Anglès)

1. 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.

Sinònims

hag

witch

beldam

beldame

harridan

harp

harpy

decrepit

sorceress

gorgon

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/kɹoʊn/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: crone

Cognat amb francès antic: charogne

Cognat amb francès: 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.