Dubba

Old Norse Dictionary - dubba

Meaning of Old Norse word "dubba" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

dubba: (dybba), að, (for. word), to dub a knight; nú hefir þú dybbat mik til riddara, Bær. 5, 18, Fms. x. 109, Karl. 193: to arm, dress, Stj. 464. 1 Sam. xvii. 38; upp dubbaðr, dressed in full dress, Finnb. 226; d. sik, to trim oneself, Fms. vi. 208.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᛒᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

for.: foreign.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bær.: Bærings Saga. (G. II.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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