Dubba
Old Norse Dictionary - dubba
Meaning of Old Norse word "dubba"
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.)