An ugly, withered old woman; a hag.
[Middle English, from Old North French carogne, carrion, cantankerous woman, from Vulgar Latin *carōnia, carrion, from Latin carō, carn-, flesh.]
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crone (krōn) ![]() |
[Middle English, from Old North French carogne, carrion, cantankerous woman, from Vulgar Latin *carōnia, carrion, from Latin carō, carn-, flesh.]
| Thesaurus: crone |
noun
| WordNet: crone |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
an ugly evil-looking old woman
Synonyms: hag, beldam, beldame, witch
| Translations: Crone |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - morlil, kælling, gammelt hunfår
Nederlands (Dutch)
oude ooi, oud vrouwtje
Français (French)
n. - vieille bique
Deutsch (German)
n. - altes Weib
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γραϊδιο, γριά γκιόσα
Italiano (Italian)
vecchia strega
Português (Portuguese)
n. - velha (f)
Русский (Russian)
старуха (презр.)
Español (Spanish)
n. - arpía, bruja
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gammal käring
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
干瘪老太婆, 老母羊
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 乾癟老太婆, 老母羊
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 쭈그렁 할멈, 늙은 암양
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - しわくちゃ婆, おいぼれ雌羊, 老婆
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) عجوز شمطا
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - זקנה בלה
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