BANE


Meaning of BANE in English

n. 1 the cause of ruin or trouble; the curse (esp. the bane of one's life). 2 poet. ruin; woe. 3 archaic (except in comb.) poison (ratsbane). baneful adj. banefully adv.

[ OE bana f. Gmc ]

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