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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.
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Noun
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- (archaic) 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.
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