Zwarg

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East Central German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German twerc, from Old High German twerc, from Proto-West Germanic *dwerg, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.

Noun

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Zwarg m

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) dwarf (creature)
  2. (Erzgebirgisch) dwarf, midget
  3. (Erzgebirgisch, mythology) gnome

References

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  • 1983 Manfred Blechschmidt, Vun Barggeschrei un Wunnerblume = Mundartsagen aus dem West-Erzgebirge, S. 34
  • 1992 Karl Heinz Schmidt, Wie dr Schnoobl gewachen is, P. 20
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