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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse dvergr, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.
Noun[edit]
dverg m (definite singular dvergen, indefinite plural dverger, definite plural dvergene)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “dverg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse dvergr, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /dvɛrɡ/, /dværɡ/
- (Eastern Norway) IPA(key): /dvɛrj/, /dværj/
- (South-Western Trøndelag) IPA(key): /tværj/ [1]
Noun[edit]
dverg m (definite singular dvergen, indefinite plural dvergar, definite plural dvergane)
- (mythology) a dwarf
- 1880, Marius Hægstad, Kjempa og Dvergen [The Giant and the Dwarf]:
- Det var ein Gong ei Kjempa og ein Dverg, som slo seg i Lag og var gode Viner.
- Once upon a time, a giant and a dwarf teamed up and became good friends.
- (now sometimes offensive) a dwarf (a very short person)
- Synonyms: stuttvaksen, kortvaksen — adjectives
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ O. Havdal (1968) Meldal bygdebok: Bygdesoga til ikring 1700
Old Norse[edit]
Noun[edit]
dverg
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
dverg
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- nb:Mythology
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
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