dwerch

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Scots

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English dwergh, dwerȝe, from Old English dweorg, from Proto-West Germanic *dwerg. More at dwarf.

Noun

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dwerch (plural dwerchs)

  1. Obsolete form of droich.

West Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian dwerch, from Proto-West Germanic *dwerg.

Noun

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dwerch c (plural dwergen, diminutive dwerchje)

  1. dwarf

Further reading

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  • dwerch”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011