beldam

ˈbɛldəm

Definition

Definition of beldam - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mythology

Dated

ugly evil-looking old woman

Dated

The children were scared of the beldam next door.

crone

hag

folklore

Dated

hag, especially in folklore

Dated

Children feared the beldam who was said to steal young wanderers.

crone

sorceress

witch

age

Dated

woman of advanced age

Dated

The beldam shared stories from her youth.

crone

hag

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Origin of beldam

Middle English, bel (grand) + dame (lady)

Examples of beldam in a sentence

The tale of the beldam frightened the villagers.
Legends spoke of a beldam who cursed the village.
The beldam's cackle echoed through the forest.
The beldam knitted by the fireplace.
Everyone respected the beldam for her wisdom.

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French:mégère, sorcière, ...
German:Hexe, Märchenhexe, ...
Italian:strega, megera, ...
Spanish:bruja, hechicera, ...
Portuguese:bruxa, megera, ...
Chinese:老巫婆, 巫婆, ...
Japanese:魔女, 老婦人, ...
Arabic:عَجُوز شَمْطَاء, عَجُوز شِرِّيرَة, ...
Hebrew:מְכַשֵּׁפָה, מְכַשֵׁפָה רָשָׁעָה, ...
Russian:старуха, старая ведьма, ...
Ukrainian:відьма, стара відьма, ...
Hindi:बूढ़ी डायन, डायन, ...
Bengali:বেলডাম, ডাইনি, ...
Catalan:bruixa, bruixa de folklore, ...
Czech:babizna, bába, ...
Danish:heks, folkeeventyr heks, ...
Dutch:heks, folkloristische heks, ...
Greek:κακιά γριά, λαογραφική μάγισσα, ...
Hungarian:banya, vén boszorkány, ...
Khmer:ស្ត្រីចាស់អាក្រក់, យាយមេធ្មប់, ...
Korean:마녀, 전설 속의 마녀, ...
Persian:پیرزن زشت, جادوگر پیر, ...
Polish:wiedźma, wiedźma z folkloru, ...
Portuguese (BR):bruxa, anciã, ...
Romanian:baba, baba cloanța, ...
Swedish:häxa, folkloristisk häxa, ...
Thai:หญิงชราที่ดูน่าเกลียดและชั่วร้าย, แม่มดในนิทาน, ...
Turkish:cadaloz, masal cadısı, ...
Vietnamese:mụ phù thủy, mụ phù thủy trong truyện cổ tích, ...

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