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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-252/
- Published: 2020-10-04T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-10-04T08:46:45.000Z
- Author: Peter Andersen
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:38

The word for today is…

crone (noun) – 1\. (Derogatory) An old woman considered to be ugly; a hag.

1. A woman who is venerated for experience, judgment, and wisdom.

Source : [The Free Dictionary](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/crone?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Late 14th century, “a feeble and withered old woman,” in Middle English a strong term of abuse, from Anglo-French carogne “carrion, carcass; an old ewe,” also a term of abuse, from Old North French carogne, Old French charogne, term of abuse for a cantankerous or withered woman, also “old sheep,” literally “carrion,” from Vulgar Latin \*caronia ..

Perhaps the “old ewe” sense is older than the “old woman” one in French, but the former is attested in English only from 16th century Since mid-20th century the word has been somewhat reclaimed in feminism and neo-paganism as a symbol of mature female wisdom and power.

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