Definitions for beldam
ˈbɛl dəm, -dæm; -dəm, -ˌdeɪmbel·dam

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hag, beldam, beldame, witch, cronenoun

   an ugly evil-looking old woman

2. beldam, beldamenoun

   a woman of advanced age

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Beldamnoun

   Etymology: belle dame, which, in old French, signified probably an old woman, as belle age, old age.

   1. An old woman; generally a term of contempt, marking the last degree of old age, with all its faults and miseries.

   Then sing of secret things that came to pass,
   When beldam nature in her cradle was. John Milton.

   2. A hag.

   Why, how now, Hecat, you look angerly? ——
   —— Have I not reason, beldams, as you are?
   Saucy and overbold? William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   The resty sieve wagg’d ne’er the more;
   I wept for woe, the testy beldam swore. Dryden.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. beldam

   A beldam is an old woman, particularly one who is considered to be ugly or frightening. The term can also refer to a witch or a malicious, spiteful woman.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Beldamnoun

   alt. of Beldame

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Beldam

   Beldame, bel′dam, n. an old woman, esp. an ugly one: a hag, a furious woman: (obs.) a grandmother. [Formed from dam, mother, and bel-, expressing relationship. Cf. belsire.]

Matched Categories

1. • Old Woman

Anagrams for beldam »

1. ambled

2. bedlam

3. blamed

How to pronounce beldam?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of beldam in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of beldam in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=beldam
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=beldam
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beldam
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=beldam