Main Entry: ¹bane

Pronunciation: \ˈbān\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bana; akin to Old High German bano death

Date: before 12th century

1 a obsolete : killer, slayer b : poison c : death, destruction <stop the way of those that seek my bane — Philip Sidney> d : woe
2 : a source of harm or ruin : curse <national frontiers have been more of a bane than a boon for mankind — D. C. Thomson>