Middle English beldam grandmother, from Anglo-French bel beautiful + Middle English dam
1520, in the meaning defined above
beld
beldam
Belding's ground squirrel
“Beldam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beldam. Accessed 7 Sep. 2024.
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