| 释义 |
crone
\ˈkrōn\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old North French carogne carrion, hag, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin caronia — more at carrion
1. : a withered old woman especially in humble circumstances
< an old half-witted crone whom peasants called a witch — Ernest Poole >
2. : an old man useless or womanish from senility
3. [probably from obs Dutch karonje, kronje old ewe, hag (now “hussy”), from Middle Dutch cronghe hag, from Old North French carogne] : an old ewe |