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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: crone #74384 06/28/2002 6:00 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 Most women consider being called a crone slightly insulting. The dictionary give a definition that is certainly insulting ("An ugly, withered old woman; a hag"), and says the word is related to carrion. Would the word crone be associated with a witch? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted old man vika 06/27/2002 7:24 PM Re: old man wwh 06/27/2002 10:32 PM Re: old man Keiva 06/27/2002 10:59 PM Re: old man Wordwind 06/27/2002 11:13 PM Re: old man wwh 06/28/2002 12:11 AM Re: old but good man Keiva 06/28/2002 12:29 AM Re: old but good man wwh 06/28/2002 12:32 AM Re: old but good man Keiva 06/28/2002 12:52 AM Re: old but good man wwh 06/28/2002 1:13 AM Re: old but good man inselpeter 06/28/2002 2:31 AM Re: old but good man inselpeter 06/28/2002 2:34 AM cute little suffixes FishonaBike 06/28/2002 9:49 AM Re: cute little suffixes Buffalo Shrdlu 06/28/2002 10:52 AM Re: cute little suffixes of troy 06/28/2002 12:00 PM Re: cute little suffixes FishonaBike 06/28/2002 12:50 PM Re: cute little suffixes of troy 06/28/2002 3:45 PM Re: spalding Keiva 06/28/2002 5:31 PM Post deleted by wow wow 06/28/2002 5:46 PM Re: cute little suffixes & idioms wwh 06/28/2002 5:59 PM Re: crone Keiva 06/28/2002 6:00 PM Re: crone wwh 06/28/2002 6:08 PM Re: accurate information Keiva 06/28/2002 6:13 PM Re: accurate information wwh 06/28/2002 6:59 PM Re: crone wow 06/28/2002 6:31 PM Re: crone FishonaBike 06/28/2002 8:17 PM Re: crone wow 06/28/2002 9:39 PM Re: crone wow 06/28/2002 10:02 PM Re: crone of troy 06/28/2002 11:42 PM goddesses FishonaBike 07/01/2002 11:13 AM goddesses in disguise FishonaBike 07/01/2002 10:52 AM Christianity/Paganism FishonaBike 07/01/2002 10:23 AM Re: crone modestgoddess 06/29/2002 5:17 AM Re: crone of troy 06/28/2002 8:06 PM Smithers FishonaBike 07/01/2002 10:40 AM Re: cute little suffixes satin 06/28/2002 1:06 PM Re: cute little suffixes consuelo 06/29/2002 3:18 AM Re: cute little suffixes inselpeter 06/29/2002 8:57 PM Re: cute little suffixes of troy 06/29/2002 9:11 PM Re: cute little suffixes inselpeter 06/29/2002 9:14 PM Re: cute little suffixes wwh 06/29/2002 10:12 PM Re: cute little suffixes wwh 06/29/2002 10:12 PM Re: cute little suffixes consuelo 06/30/2002 1:40 PM Re: cute little suffixes of troy 06/30/2002 2:37 PM Re: old man dxb 06/28/2002 11:39 AM Re: old man FishonaBike 06/28/2002 12:53 PM Re: old man Capfka 06/28/2002 11:25 PM Re: old man Wordwind 06/28/2002 11:43 PM Re: old man wwh 06/29/2002 12:09 AM Re: old man wwh 06/29/2002 8:49 PM Re: old man musick 07/02/2002 5:25 AM Re: old man lukaszd 07/02/2002 6:43 AM Re: old man wwh 07/02/2002 4:08 PM Re: old man wwh 07/02/2002 8:05 PM Poles FishonaBike 07/03/2002 9:24 AM Re: Poles lukaszd 07/03/2002 11:33 AM Re: Poles FishonaBike 07/03/2002 11:50 AM Red Cross package consuelo 07/04/2002 3:48 PM Re: Red Cross package wwh 07/04/2002 5:13 PM Re: Red Cross package consuelo 07/04/2002 5:17 PM Re: Red Cross package wwh 07/04/2002 5:20 PM CARE packages FishonaBike 07/04/2002 9:46 PM Re: CARE packages of troy 07/04/2002 10:33 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,318 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 10 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,163 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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