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 aobsolete : killer, slayer b: poison c: death, destruction <stop the way of those that seek my bane — Philip Sidney> d: woe2: a source of harm or ruin : curse <national frontiers have been more of a bane than a boon for mankind — D. C. Thomson>