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DWEORG

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
DWEORG, dweorh, es; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§85; §182; §263; §335;
A dwarf; nānus
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  • Dweorg pygmæus vel nānus vel

    pūmĭlio,

    • Ælfc. Gl. 114
    • ;
    • Som. 80,
    • 20;
    • Wrt. Voc. 61,
    • 1.
  • Dweorh

    nānus,

    • Wrt. Voc. 73,
    • 53.
Etymology
[
Plat. dwark, dwarf, m:
Frs. dwirg:
O. Frs. dwirg:
Dut. dwerg, m. f:
Ger. zwerg, m:
M. H. Ger. twerc, n:
O. H. Ger. twerg , m:
Dan. dværg, dverg, m. f:
Swed. dverg, m:
Icel. dvergr, m
.]
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  • DWEORG, n.