banamaðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From bani (“bane”) +‎ maðr (“man, person”).

Noun

banamaðr m

  1. killer, slayer

Declension

Declension of banamaðr (strong consonant stem, s-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative banamaðr banamaðrinn banamenn banamenninir
accusative banamann banamanninn banamenn banamennina
dative banamanni banamanninum banamǫnnum banamǫnnunum
genitive banamanns banamannsins banamanna banamannanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: banamaður
  • Danish: banemand
  • Faroese: banamaður
  • Norwegian: banemann (Bokmål), banemann (Nynorsk)
  • Old Swedish: banaman

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “banamaðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 23; also available at the Internet Archive
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