Old-wifish

As for vngooſtly and olde wyueſh fables, caſt them awaye, but exercyſe thy ſelfe vnto godlynes.

Source: wiktionary

But I wil ceaſe my cõplayning ſeing I know that now is the latter tyme wherof the prophetes / chriſt / and the apoſtles did prophecy that there ſhuld come falſe prophetes which ſhuld face out the goſpel and imagyne a newe goſpel euen ſtynking / hethenyſſh / old wiuyſſh and capcyos fables inuented by the ſuttyl wit of man as peter and paul calle them / and of theſe falſe prophetes (that is to ſay Antichriſt) did daniel chriſt and paul admoniſſh us that he ſhuld extolle him ſelf a boue god and ſhuld robbe god of his name / pour / wiſdom / and mercy and ſhuld accuſe him of right wiſnes / cruelnes and weakenes & vnabylyte / which thing we do manifeſtly ſee in maner in all their doctrynes / as in their pardons / in the popes your / in purgatory / in pryuate maſſes / in the prayng vnto ſaintes / in worſhipyng of Images / in the vowes of monkes and priſtes / and in all mans tradicyons.

Source: wiktionary

The Somerville History I have seen, and must seriously beseech you to publish it, as it is replete with entertainment,—full of lies, certes,—but the gossip of an old-wifish lord, which is excellent.

Source: wiktionary

Sheringham, having mentioned the gods of the Germans, adds, “Among us, truly, this superstition, and foolish credulity, among the vulgar, is not yet left off; for I know not what fables old women suggest to boys and girls about elves (with us by another word called fairies), by which their tender minds they so imbue, that they never depose these old-wifish ravings, but deliver them to others, and vulgarly affirm that groups of elves sometimes dance in bed-chambers, sometimes (that they may benefit the maids) scour and cleanse the pavement, and sometimes are wont to grind with a hand-mill.”

Source: wiktionary