dwergh

Middle English

Alternative forms

• 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)

Etymology

From Old English dweorg, from Proto-West Germanic *dwerg, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dwɛrx/, /dwɛrf/, /ˈdwɛriu̯/, /ˈdwɛriː/, /ˈdwar-/

Noun

dwergh (plural dwerghes)

1. dwarf (individual with dwarfism)
2. dwarf, pygmy (member of a mythological race of dwarfs)
3. (derogatory) A term of abuse for a short person.

Descendants

• English: dwarf
• Scots: droich, droch, dwerch, duerch, duerche, dorche
  • → Scottish Gaelic: troich

References

• “dwergh, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.