äijänkäppänä — meaning in English

English meaning

• crone noun An old woman, especially one seen as withered, unpleasant, or witch-like.

Senses

äijänkäppänä is used for these senses in English:

• codger (informal) An amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man.
• crone (obsolete) An old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman.

crone — full definition

1. noun An old woman, especially one seen as withered, unpleasant, or witch-like.
2. noun In Wiccan and folklore tradition, the archetype of an old, wise woman, one of the three aspects of the Goddess.

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