labb n (genitive singular labbs)
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nominative | labb | labbið |
accusative | labb | labbið |
dative | labbi | labbinu |
genitive | labbs | labbsins |
Cf. Swedish labb and Danish lab.
labb m (definite singular labben, indefinite plural labbar, definite plural labbane)
From dialectal labba ’to walk heavily and clumsily.’
labb c
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Nominative | labb | labben | labbar | labbarna |
Genitive | labbs | labbens | labbars | labbarnas |
Ablaut of Old Norse lófi; see handlov. Attested in Swedish at least since the XVII century. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk labb and Danish lab.
labb c
The more general word for paw is tass.
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Genitive | labbs | labbens | labbars | labbarnas |
Contraction of laboration (“laboratory experiment.”)
labb c
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Contraction of laboratorium (“laboratory.”)
labb n
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Nominative | labb | labbet | labb | labben |
Genitive | labbs | labbets | labbs | labbens |