- dubbian
- wv/t2 3rd pres dubbaþ past dubbode ptp gedubbod to dub, strike, create, knight (by striking with a sword)
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dub — I. transitive verb (dubbed; dubbing) Etymology: Middle English dubben, from Old English dubbian; akin to Old Norse dubba to dub, Old High German tubili plug Date: before 12th century 1. a. to confer knighthood on b. to call by a distinctive title … New Collegiate Dictionary
dub — dub1 dubber, n. /dub/, v., dubbed, dubbing v.t. 1. to invest with any name, character, dignity, or title; style; name; call: He was dubbed a hero. 2. to strike lightly with a sword in the ceremony of conferring knighthood; make, or designate as,… … Universalium
Dub — The action of conferring a knighthood by the touch of a sword; to invest with a dignity or a new title. The ceremony was part of the world of homage and lordship, the dubbing being done by a lord. At the ceremony, the new knight was given the… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
dub — dub1 [dʌb] v past tense and past participle dubbed present participle dubbing [T] [Sense: 1,5; Origin: Old English dubbian] [Sense: 2 4; Origin: double] 1.) [usually passive] to give something or someone a name that describes them in some way… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dub — {{11}}dub (1) give a name to, originally make a knight, from late O.E. dubbian knight by striking with a sword (11c.), a late word, perhaps borrowed from O.Fr. aduber equip with arms, adorn (11c.) of uncertain origin, but there are phonetic… … Etymology dictionary
dub — I [[t]dʌb[/t]] v. t. dubbed, dub•bing 1) to invest with name, epithet, nickname, or title: He was dubbed a hero[/ex] 2) to strike lightly with a sword in the ceremony of conferring knighthood • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME; late OE *dubbian < AF… … From formal English to slang
dub — I. /dʌb / (say dub) verb (t) (dubbed, dubbing) 1. to strike lightly with a sword in the ceremony of conferring knighthood; make, or designate as, a knight: the king dubbed him knight. 2. to invest with any dignity or title; style; name; call:… …
dheubh-, dhubh- — dheubh , dhubh English meaning: spike, wedge Deutsche Übersetzung: “Pflock, Keil; schlagen”? Note: uncertain, because almost only Gmc. Material: Gk. τύφοι σφῆνες Hes. diminutive M.H.G. tũbel, M.L.G. dövel “clot, chunk, peg,… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
dub — dub1 [dub] vt. dubbed, dubbing [ME dubben < OE dubbian, to strike (akin to ON dubba, to dub, EFris dubben, push) < IE base * dheubh , a club, wooden pin > DOWEL] 1. Obs. to hit; strike 2. to confer knighthood on by tapping on the… … English World dictionary
dub´ber — dub1 «duhb», transitive verb, dubbed, dub|bing. 1. to give a title to: »A man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth (Alexander Pope). SYNONYM(S): style. 2. to name or call: » … Useful english dictionary
