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crone

[ krohn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an old woman, especially one perceived as frightening or ill-tempered:
A wrinkly, ragged old crone was sitting in the corner by the woodstove, wrapped in a shawl.
Don’t be intimidated by that crotchety old crone.
a witch:
They figured the pear tree wasn’t bearing because the village crone had cursed it with the evil eye.
Crone, (in Neopaganism) the third form of the Goddess, represented as an old woman and said to symbolize maturity, wisdom, and the final stages of life or growth. Compare maiden ( def 3 ), mother ¹( def 10 ).
a woman past the age of menopause, regarded as a person of maturity and wisdom (also used attributively):
Our first speaker is a crone, herbalist, and therapist who specializes in counseling women.
The course looks at grandmothers represented in literature as repositories of crone wisdom, from early to modern times.

crone

/ krəʊn /

Origin of crone¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle Dutch croonie “old ewe,” from Old North French caronie carrion

Origin of crone¹

C14: from Old Northern French carogne carrion, ultimately from Latin caro flesh

Such events eventually tied Morana with misfortune, with mythical narratives of the crone goddess even dabbling in sorcery and creating nightmares.

An “articulate and very clever man,” Watson said, “Crone was a loyal servant to Rupert Murdoch for many years.”

Back in 2009, Crone told Parliament that the phone-hacking allegations concerned only one rogue reporter and a private detective.

When hundreds more victims came to light last year, Crone was recalled to Parliament.

The Seven represents a single deity with seven aspects: Father, Mother, Warrior, Maiden, Smith, Crone, and Stranger.

“Neither Mr. Myler nor Mr. Crone told me that wrongdoing extended beyond Mr. Goodman or Mr. Mulcaire,” it said.

A hideous old crone covered with rags knelt beside the Duchesss, who on leaving the church offered her holy water.

You have learnt to sit behind the stove like an old crone, and to dangle at the apronstrings of the women.

Then the crone smote her lean hands one within the other, and laughed like a sea-gull.

The sexton approached the old crone, and laid his hand with violence upon her shoulder.

As her eyes got accustomed to the dim light, she saw the figures of two women, a boy, and an old crone sitting by a wood fire.

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