baneman
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish banaman, from Old Norse banamaðr, equivalent of bane (“cause of death, bane”) + man (“man”). Cognate of Danish banemand and Icelandic banamaður.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²bɑːnɛˌman/
Noun
baneman c
- slayer, killer
- Synonyms: mördare, dräpare
- 1841-1842, Carl Jonas Love Almqvist, Gabrièle Mimanso:
- Gabriele känner således nu, att jag är hennes moders baneman!
- Therefore, Gabriele now feels that I am her mother’s murderer.
- 2012 May 2, Patrik Andersson, “Hjälte bara i fantasyn”, in Göteborgs-Posten:
- I tv-serien Game of thrones kallas han kungens baneman.
- In the television series Game of Thrones, he is called the Kingslayer.
- 2015, Erik Lundin (lyrics and music), “Annie Lööf”, in Suedi:
- Kommer jaga de röda löven till dan jag möter min baneman.
- I will hunt the red bills until the day I meet my murderer.
Declension
Declension of baneman | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | baneman | banemannen | banemän | banemännen |
Genitive | banemans | banemannens | banemäns | banemännens |
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