dubba

dubba (plural dubbas)

1. Alternative form of dubber (“globular vessel”)

From Old Norse dubba (“to dub (a knight)”), probably borrowed from Old French adober.

dubba

1. to clean, to groom

From Old Norse dubba (“to dub (a knight)”), probably borrowed from Old French adober, cognate with English dub, used in Swedish since 1657.

dubba (present dubbar, preterite dubbade, supine dubbat, imperative dubba)

1. to dub, to knight (to confer a knighthood upon)

   Geldof har dubbats av Englands drottning till Kommendör av Brittiska Imperieorden för sitt patos mot orättvisor och fattigdom i tredje världen

   Geldof has been dubbed by the Queen of England to commander of the British Imperial order for his pathos against injustices and poverty in the third world

• dubbning

dubb +‎ -a, used 1817.

dubba (present dubbar, preterite dubbade, supine dubbat, imperative dubba)

1. to stud (e.g. to put studs on a snow tire)

• dubb
• dubbande
• dubbdäck
• dubbning

From English dub, from double, used since the 20th century, at least since 1973.

dubba (present dubbar, preterite dubbade, supine dubbat, imperative dubba)

1. to dub, to add a soundtrack in a different language to a movie

   Övriga roller har dubbats av bland annat

   Other roles have been dubbed by among others

• dubbning

• dubba in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• dubba in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• dubba in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• dubba in Elias Wessén, Våra ord : deras uttal och ursprung (1979)
• dubba in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (10th ed., 1st printing, 1973)