n.
Variant: or bel · dame
Pronunciation: ' bel-d ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English beldam grandmother, from Anglo-French bel beautiful + Middle English dam
Date: 1520
: an old woman
n.
Variant: or bel · dame
Pronunciation: ' bel-d ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English beldam grandmother, from Anglo-French bel beautiful + Middle English dam
Date: 1520
: an old woman
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012