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gubbe

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

old man, old boy · one's old man, husband · a stick of dynamite

EtymologyOpphav

fra svensk from Swedish

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. (gammel) mann;
    ektemannhusband     an (old) man;
    a husbandektemann
    • en godslig gubbe a good-natured old man
    • gretne gamle gubber grumpy old men
    • hun var glad i gubben sin she was fond of her old man
  2. dynamittpatrona stick of dynamite a stick of dynamitedynamittpatron