crone
Meaning
- (archaic) An old woman.
- An archetypal figure, a wise woman.
- An ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman; a hag.
- (obsolete) An old ewe.
- (obsolete) An old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman.
Translations
befana
bruja
coroa
sorcière
kocakarı
altes Weib
harpia
γραϊδιοFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɹoʊn/
Etymology
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.
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