crone

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊn

Etymology

OD. kronie, karonie, an old sheep, Old French carogne, French charogne, carrion. See carrion and crony.

Noun

crone (plural crones)

1. (obsolete) An old woman.
   • Dryden

     But still the crone was constant to her note.

2. An archetypal figure, a Wise Woman.
3. An ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman; a hag.
4. (obsolete) An old ewe.

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5. (obsolete) An old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman.
   • Beaconsfield

     A few old battered crones of office.

   • Washington Irving

     The old crone [a negro man] lived in a hovel […] which his master had given him.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:old woman

Translations

obsolete: an old woman

• Bulgarian: старица (bg) (starica) f
• Catalan: vella (ca) f, àvia (ca) f, iaia (ca) f
• Czech: bába (cs) f
• Dutch: besje (nl) f

• Finnish: kääkkä (fi)
• Japanese: クローネ, お婆さん (obāsan), 祖母 (sobo), 外祖母 (gaisobo)
• Romanian: babă (ro) f
• Scottish Gaelic: cailleach (gd) f

an ugly evil-looking or frightening old woman; a hag

• Bulgarian: вещица (bg) (veštica) f
• Czech: babizna (cs) f
• Dutch: heks (nl) f
• Finnish: harppu (fi)

• French: sorcière (fr) f
• Japanese: 鬼女 (kijo)
• Scottish Gaelic: cailleach (gd) f
• Spanish: bruja (es) f

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Translations to be checked

• Italian: befana m
• Portuguese: coroa f

Anagrams

• oncer
• recon