Thus, in Ross-shire, an oldbeldame repaired to a neighbour's house with this intent.
Now to all hope her heart is barred and cold; But to deceive the beldame old She takes a sweet, contented air; Speak of foul weather or of fair, At every word the maiden smiles!
Vitus' dance, and that for want of anything better the old beldame vented her nerves on imaginary dust which she pursued in holes and corners with her feathery weapon.
The beldamecame in presently, before he had had time to shape his thoughts.
What polish'd lover, unappall'd by sneers Dare court a beldame of six thousand years, When every clown with microscopick eyes The gaping furrows on her forehead spies?
What polish'd lover, unappall'd by sneers, Dare court a beldame of six thousand years, When every clown with microscopick eyes The gaping furrows on her forehead spies?
Three days ago my Lord of Essex departed somewhat suddenly for his estates--upon a hunting expedition, it is said, though beldame Rumor will insist that our most gracious Queen hath turned the icy eye at last upon his fawning.
The beldame said, "My husband and my sons dwell here with me.
And at that the beldame laughed very violently and said, "Yea, that is true.
To this forest habitation came Sir Ewaine, and he smote upon the door thereof with the butt of his spear and anon came one and opened the door, and that one was an ancient and grisly beldame of a most repulsive and forbidding appearance.
There are flaws in it: he never would have spoken of the Gypsy beldameas "my mother there," nor could he possibly have guessed that the Romany sap means "snake.
After gazing some time longer at the viper and myself, the man stooped down and took up the ladle; then, as if somewhat more assured, he moved to the tent, where he entered into conversation with the beldame in a low voice.
The beldamehas suggested that he must be 'liege-lord of all the elves and fays'.
To Malkin Tower the word is sent, Forth to her task the beldame goes, And where she points the streamlet flows; Its customary bed forsaking, Another distant channel making.
Alizon obeyed, but ere a word could pass her lips, the infuriated hag, attended by her beldame band, stood beside them.
To-morrow, if Reynolds deigned to appear with his check, he would summon Mrs. Haggerty, and the studio should have a cleaning that the mercenary old beldame would remember.
Is there anything too bad for the old beldameto say of me, Andrew Britton?
It was, but the old beldame raised a clamour that brought help.
The beldamearose from her couch, and struck a light.
The beldamedrew back after uttering this anathema, and again resumed her station near the hearth.
The beldame surveyed her curiously; then her blue and withered lips parted in a smile which displayed her one tusk-like yellow tooth, and her face lit up with a hideous joy.
And from that day 'tis very certain the old beldame hath done cures of great marvel.
The old beldame had disappeared--doubtless she had long since sought her night lair.
Nor unlike the ill-omened bird whose name she bore did this old beldame look in her close-clinging black gown, and flapping black cape and hood, and with her sharp eyes, hooked nose and protruding chin.
But of late years, as the old road and the old inn were quite forsaken, so the old beldame was quite forgotten.
The wrinkledbeldame shall be burnt at the stake," said the king.
The beldame knocked loudly at the gate, and immediately she sprang back; but when the travellers again looked round she was gone!
The bare and chilling chamber is occupied by a leaden-hued and sordid-looking miser, opposite to whom is seated an individual of starved aspect; a pinched and shrivelled old beldame is seen at the door.
A very disagreeable-looking old beldame is kindling a blazing fire in the stove, while a buxom wench is working away at the pump, which is pouring gallons of water into the unlucky Lothario's place of concealment.
With the craft of the tiger-cat, who grovels along treacherously towards its prey, the beldame profited by the countess's preoccupation to move imperceptibly around the table which separated her from her victim.
The horrible beldamehad on a white cap and her usual plaid shawl.
It was some time before the ruffled temper of the beldame could be appeased: at last, Vanslyperken succeeded.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "beldame" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
