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dubba.

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

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

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

Where this word comes from

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

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

Where this word comes from

dubb + -a, used 1817.

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

Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.