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Synonyms
beldam (or beldame), crone, hag, hellcat, trot, witch
14th century, in the meaning defined above
northern Middle English kerling & early Scots kerling, karlyng, karlyn "old woman," borrowed from Old Norse kerling, from karl "man, commoner" + -ing, feminine noun suffix — more at churl
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