What is the Latin word for crone?

The usual Latin words for “crone” are vetulus, anus, anicula; also anīlis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“crone” in Latin

vetulusold; little old, poor old anusold woman, old maid, crone, matron aniculalittle old woman anīlisof or pertaining to an old woman; old-womanish; anile

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

crone

vetula (as term of contempt for an old woman or maid): anus: anicula (both as a term of respect and of contempt): like an old crone, aniliter.

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What is the Latin word for crone?: The usual Latin words for “crone” are vetulus, anus, anicula; also anīlis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.