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Beldame vs Belsire - What's the difference?

beldame | belsire | Related terms |

Beldame is a related term of belsire.


As nouns the difference between beldame and belsire

is that beldame is (obsolete) a grandmother while belsire is grandfather; old man.

beldame

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A grandmother.
  • An old woman, particularly an ugly one.
  • * 1847 , (Charlotte Bronte), Jane Eyre :
  • *:... have a curiosity to hear my fortune told: therefore, Sam, order the beldame forward.
  • * 1982 , (TC Boyle), Water Music , Penguin 2006, p. 6:
    • Suddenly the beldam shrieks as if she's been stuck with a dagger, long rasping insuck of breath: ‘Eeeeeeeee!’

    Synonyms

    * (ugly woman) (l), (l), (l) * See also

    References

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    belsire

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • grandfather; old man.

    • Related terms

    * beldame

    References

    * "belsire." Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. MICRA, Inc. 24 Sep. 2009. <[ Dictionary.com]>.