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==Etymology==
− Middle English rubben is of uncertain origin,^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(Cresswell 2021) perhaps from Low German rubben,^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) and is cognate with East Frisian rubben, to scratch, rub, Low German rubbelig, rough, and Danish rubbe, Swedish rubba, to rub, scrub;^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) its ultimate origin is unknown.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) Merriam-Webster links it with Icelandic rubba, to scrape.^(MWU 2024)
+ [[enm|rubben]] is of uncertain origin,^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(Cresswell 2021) perhaps from [[nds|rubben]],^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) and is cognate with East Frisian rubben, to scratch, rub, [[nds|rubbelig]], rough, and [[da|rubbe]], [[sv|rubba]], to rub, scrub;^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) its ultimate origin is unknown.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) Merriam-Webster links it with [[is|rubba]], to scrape.^(MWU 2024)
==Earliest recorded meaning==