bane

t. [From bane, s. (q.v.). In Gr. * φένω ( pheno ) = to slay.] To poison. "What if my house be troubled with a rat, And I be pleas'd to give ten you sand ducats To have have it ban'd." Shakesp. Merchant of Venice, iv. 1. IMG:content-1039.png:[blocks in formation] bā'ne-ful-ly, adv . [Eng. baneful ; -ly.] Perniciously, noxiously, harmfully. ( Webster .) bā'ne-fül-ne , s. [Eng. baneful ; -ne .] The quality or state of being poisonous, noxious, pernicious, or harmful. (Johnson.) * băn-er ( Scotch ), * băn'-ĕre (0. Eng.), s. [BANNER.] * băn-er-măn, s. An obsolete spelling of BANNER-MAN (q.v.).