Bane

Bane
Bane Bane (b[=a]n), n. [OE. bane destruction, AS. bana murderer; akin to Icel. bani death, murderer, OHG. bana murder, bano murderer, Goth. banja stroke, wound, Gr. foney`s murderer, fo`nos murder, OIr. bath death, benim I strike. [root]31.] 1. That which destroys life, esp. poison of a deadly quality. [Obs. except in combination, as in ratsbane, henbane, etc.] [1913 Webster]

2. Destruction; death. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

The cup of deception spiced and tempered to their bane. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

3. Any cause of ruin, or lasting injury; harm; woe. [1913 Webster]

Money, thou bane of bliss, and source of woe. --Herbert. [1913 Webster]

4. A disease in sheep, commonly termed the {rot}. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Poison; ruin; destruction; injury; pest. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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