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krubba.

a manger, a crib, a feeding trough for animals

6 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. a manger, a crib, a feeding trough for animals

    common-gender
    Krubborna sättas 85—90 cm över spiltgolvet

  2. the particular crib in Bethlehem where baby Jesus was placed

    common-gender
    Till krubbans stråbädd, där det heliga barnet vilade, skyndade fattiga herdar och mäktiga, rika, vise konungar från Österland
    Det är alldeles visst, att ljusstrålarna från Betlehems stjärnbelysta krubba och Kristi kors gått ut och gå än i dag ut öfver hela världsrymden.

  3. a nativity scene, clipping of julkrubba

    common-gender

  4. a preschool, a crib, clipping of barnkrubba

    common-gender
    Falk och amiralen skulle anhålla att få inträda som betalande ledamöter i krubban
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish krubba, from Old Norse krubba, from Proto-Germanic *kribjǭ. Cognate with German Krippe, English crib. Alternatively, perhaps borrowed from Middle Low German krübbe, kribbe, from Old Saxon kribbia, from Proto-West Germanic *kribbjā, from Proto-Germanic *kribjǭ.

verb

  1. to eat

    slang
    Sista frukosten krubbade vi i oss i den här fina parken.
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish krubba, from Old Norse krubba, from Proto-Germanic *kribjǭ. Cognate with German Krippe, English crib. Alternatively, perhaps borrowed from Middle Low German krübbe, kribbe, from Old Saxon kribbia, from Proto-West Germanic *kribbjā, from Proto-Germanic *kribjǭ.

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