Meaning of Crone | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One of the triune goddesses of the Lady in Wicca alongside the Mother and Maiden, representing an old woman.
2. An old woman.
   archaic
3. An archetypal figure, a wise woman.
4. An ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman; a hag.
5. An old ewe.
   obsolete
6. An old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman.
   obsolete

Equivalents

Examples

“But still the crone was constant to her note.”

““And what is your name, crispy, old, wizened crone?” “Oh, my name's Helen.” “Hel-- Oh, just Helen. That's it. Just Helen?” “Helen the Magic Woman.” “And you can help me rid myself of this disgusting hex?” “Yes.””

“With black unseeing eyes the old woman, the crone, stares at him and through him. Over and over she mutters a word that he cannot quite catch, something like Toomderoom.”

““Let's welcome the most beautiful girl I know and I've ever met. My good lady wife Nadja. Come on.” “Oh, she's right here. I've got her.” “I'm here.” “Quiet, crone! Hello, everyone. Thank you all so much for coming.””

“In traveling homeward, buy forty good crones, and fat up the bodies of those seely bones”

“The old crone [a negro man] lived in a hovel, in the midst of a small patch of potatoes and Indian corn, which his master had given him on setting him free.”

“A few old battered crones of office.”

“[…] different stages of life as represented by our Lady as Maiden, Mother, and Crone, as well as our Lord as Master, Father, and Sage.”

“The Lady is often thought of as having three aspects: Maiden, Mother, and Crone.”

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