CRONE

hag, beldam, beldame, witch, crone

(noun) an ugly evil-looking old woman

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

crone (plural crones)

(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.

Synonyms

• See also old woman

Anagrams

• Ceron, Creon, Oncer, necro, necro-, oncer, recon

Noun

Crone (plural Crones)

(Wicca) One of the triune goddesses of the Lady in Wicca alongside the Mother and Maiden and representing an old woman

Antonyms

• Sage

Anagrams

• Ceron, Creon, Oncer, necro, necro-, oncer, recon

Source: Wiktionary

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Crone (krn), n. Etym: [OD. kronie, karonie, an old sheep, OF. carogne, F. charogne, carrion (also F. carogne illnatured woman.). See Carrion, and Crony.]

1. An old ewe. [Obs.] Tusser.

2. An old woman; -- usually in contempt. But still the crone was constant to her note. Dryden.

3. An old man; especially, a man who talks and acts like an old woman. [R.] The old crone [a negro man] lived in a hovel, . . . which his master had given him. W. Irving. A few old battered crones of office. Beaconsfield.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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