cailleach.
nun
Meaning & usage
nun
old woman, hag
witch
old dear, old girl
old bag, bitch, cow, dog, shrew
truss (of straw)
stone weight, stone boat anchor
alcove; (familiar) snuggery
Where this word comes from
From Old Irish caillech (“nun, elderly woman”), from caille (“veil”) (+ -ech), from Latin pallium. Cognate with Manx caillagh.
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