- grandam grandame
grandam, grandame
1> _уст. бабушка
2> старуха
3> сплетница
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
grandam grandame
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grandam — [gran′dam΄, gran′dəm] n. [ME grandame < Anglo Fr graund dame: see GRAND & DAME] Now Rare 1. a grandmother 2. an old woman: Also sp. grandame … English World dictionary
grandam — [ grandam] (also grandame) noun archaic term for grandmother. Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. graund dame (see grand, dame) … English new terms dictionary
grandam — noun Etymology: Middle English graundam, from Anglo French graund dame, literally, great lady Date: 13th century 1. (or grandame) a. grandmother b. an old woman 2. (or granddam) a dam s or sire s dam used of an animal … New Collegiate Dictionary
grandame — noun see grandam 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
grandam — /gran deuhm, dam/, n. 1. a grandmother. 2. an old woman. Also, grandame /gran daym, deuhm/. [1175 1225; ME gra(u)ndame < OF grant dame. See GRAND, DAME] * * * … Universalium
grandam — n. 1 (also grandame) archaic grandmother. 2 an old woman. 3 an ancestress. Etymology: ME f. AF graund dame (as GRAND, DAME) … Useful english dictionary
grandame — noun see grandam 1 … Useful english dictionary
