Danish

Noun

banemand c (singular definite banemanden, plural indefinite banemænd)

1. bane, killer, especially a male one
   • 2008, Morten Piil, Gyldendals danske filmguide, Gyldendal A/S (ISBN 9788702066692)

     Hun er fortællingens centrum, dens drivkraft og - i sidste ende - dens banemand.

     She is the center of the narrative, its driving force and - ultimately - its killer.

   • 2011, Rick Riordan, Den røde pyramide, Lindhardt og Ringhof (ISBN 9788711400135), page 441

     Ras Øje, de ondes banemand, den store jægerske, ildkvinden og så videre. Fedt, tænkte jeg.

     Eye of Ra, bane of evil people, the great huntress, the woman of fire, etc. Great, I thought.

   • 2014, Pernille Eybye, Blodets bånd #6: Forfald, Tellerup A/S (ISBN 9788758813868)

     „Kig godt på hende. Hun er din banemand.“

     „Look carefully at her. She is your bane.“

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