Bane

Chamber's Twientieth Century Dictionary · 1908 · p. 11

bān, n. destruction: death: mischief: poison.— v.t. ( arch. ) to harm, to poison.— adj. Bane′ful , destructive.— adv. Bane′fully. — n. Bane′fulne . [A.S. ban a , a murderer; Ice. bani , death.]