baneman
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]baneman c
- (archaic) slayer, killer
- 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[1]:
- 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
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | baneman | banemans |
| definite | banemannen | banemannens | |
| plural | indefinite | banemän | banemäns |
| definite | banemännen | banemännens |
References
[edit]- baneman in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- baneman in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- baneman in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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