BELDAM


Meaning of BELDAM in English

/bel"deuhm, -dam/ , n.

1. an old woman, esp. an ugly one; hag.

2. Obs. grandmother.

Also, beldame /bel"deuhm, -daym'/ .

[ 1400-50; late ME, equiv. to bel- grand- ( bel, belle fine; see BEAU, BELLE) + dam mother (see DAM 2 ) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .