dweorg

dweorg

Old English

Alternative forms

• dweorh, dwerg, dƿeorg

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dwergaz. Cognate with Old Frisian dwirg (West Frisian dwirg, dwerch), Old Saxon gidwerg, dwerg, Middle Dutch dwerch (Dutch dwerg), Old High German twerg, twerc (German Zwerg), Old Norse dvergr (Swedish dvärg).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dweo̯rɡ/, [dweo̯rˠɣ] (early Old English)
• IPA^(key): /dweo̯rh/, [dweo̯rˠx] (late Old English)

Noun

dweorg m

1. (West Saxon) dwarf

Declension

Declension of dweorg (strong a-stem)

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

Descendants

• Middle English: dwerf, dwergh, dwerw, dwerȝ
  • English: dwarf
  • Scots: dwerch