dweorg

Old English

Alternative forms

• dweorh, dwerg

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dwe͜orɡ/, [dwe͜orˠɣ]

Noun

dweorg m

1. dwarf
   • 11th century, Against a dwarf:

     Wið dweorh man sċeal niman VII lȳtle oflǣtan…

     Against a dwarf, one should take seven little wafers…

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	dweorg	dweorgas
accusative	dweorg	dweorgas
genitive	dweorges	dweorga
dative	dweorge	dweorgum

Descendants

• Middle English: dwergh, duarf, duerf, duerwe, dwarfe, dwarff, dwarghe, dwarow, dwarw, dwerew, dwerf, dwerff, dwerghe, dwerȝe, dwerk, dwerke, dwerowe, dweruf, dweruȝ, dwerw, dwerwh, dwerwhe, dwery, dwæruh, dueorg (Early Middle English)
  • English: dwarf
  • Scots: droich, droch, dwerch, duerch, duerche, dorche
    • → Scottish Gaelic: troich