beldame
beldame · beldames
A grandmotherA grandmother.
/ˈbɛldəm/
Значення
значень: 2(застаріле)A grandmother.
(архаїчне)An old woman, particularly an ugly one.
an ugly evil-looking old woman
Походження
Inherited from late (1400–1450) Middle English beldame, beldam, from Middle English bel (“Inherited from late (1400–1450) Middle English beldame, beldam, from Middle English bel (“attractive, fine, good”) (from Old French bel (“beautiful”), from Latin bellus) + dame, dam (“a mother, lady”), itself ultimately from Latin domina (“a mistress, lady”).
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