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stubb

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse stubbr, from Proto-Germanic *stubbaz. Akin to English stub.

Noun

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stubb m (definite singular stubben, indefinite plural stubber, definite plural stubbene)

  1. a stump

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse stubbr, from Proto-Germanic *stubbaz. Akin to English stub.

Noun

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stubb m (definite singular stubben, indefinite plural stubbar, definite plural stubbane)

  1. a stump
  2. a short piece of something
  3. a short tale, story
    • 1933, Hans Henrik Holm, Jonsoknatt:
      Ho blæs i varmen og impar tregg dei stubbane Annlaug fortél.
      She blows into the fire and repeats slowly the stories Annlaug tell.

Derived terms

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References

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  • “stubb” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • stubb”, in Norsk Ordbok: Ordbok over det Norske Folkemålet og det Nynorske Skriftmålet (in Norwegian Nynorsk), Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, 1950–2016, →ISBN.
  • “stubb” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Old English

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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stubb m

  1. alternative form of stybb

Declension

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Strong a-stem:

Descendants

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  • Middle English: stubbe

Old Norse

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Noun

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stubb m

  1. accusative singular of stubbr

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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stubb c

  1. stubble, especially when unshaven

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