dweorg

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

dweorh, dwerg

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.

Cognate with Old Frisian dwerch, Old Saxon dwerg, Old Dutch *dwerg, Old High German twerg, Old Norse dvergr.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /dwe͜orɡ/, [dwe͜orˠɣ]

Noun[edit]

dweorg m

dwarf

Declension[edit]

Declension of dweorg (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	dweorg	dweorgas
accusative	dweorg	dweorgas
genitive	dweorges	dweorga
dative	dweorge	dweorgum

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: dwerf, dwergh, dwerw
- English: dwarf
- Scots: droich, droch; dwerch, duerch, duerche, dorche
  - → Scottish Gaelic: troich

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