n io, n. and m. (vn. formation from ro-ben-) the act of wounding or killing . ruba .i. marbad, O'Dav. 1397 . rubha guin na crécht corcra, Metr. Gl. § 19 . rubha .i. guin, O'Cl. In Laws oft. coupled with `fuba' among services due to a chief: fuba ┐ ruba `attack and defence', Laws i 106.17 . fuga ┐ ruga (sic), iv 144.20 . a ngnima orba .i. d'fuba ┐ do ruba, H 3.17 c. 441 ( O'D. 566 ). Ir. Recht 32.40 ; 33.38 . ? ro ergedur ina ruba rindger ruadar[a]ch `charge', Ériu viii 56.26 . dar ēis meic Rossa in rubai `of the slaughter', ZCP ix 462 § 6 . adéar riot gan rúbha `without offence', ML 144.29 .