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dverg

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse dvergr, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz. Both the pronunciation and inflection are close to Nynorsk, but in Riksmål (especially the older one) there is possible to use a Danicized plural form dverge (compare Danish dværge).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dvɛrɡ/, /dværɡ/

Noun

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dverg m (definite singular dvergen, indefinite plural dverger, definite plural dvergene)

  1. (mythology) a dwarf
  2. a dwarf (very short person)

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References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse dvergr, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dvɛrɡ/, /dværɡ/
  • (Eastern Norway) IPA(key): /dvɛrj/, /dværj/
  • (South-Western Trøndelag) IPA(key): /tværj/ [1]

Noun

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dverg m (definite singular dvergen, indefinite plural dvergar, definite plural dvergane)

  1. (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.
  2. (now sometimes offensive) a dwarf (a very short person)
    Synonyms: stuttvaksen, kortvaksenadjectives

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ O. Havdal (1968) Meldal bygdebok: Bygdesoga til ikring 1700

Old Norse

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Noun

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dverg

  1. accusative singular of dvergr

Swedish

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Noun

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dverg

  1. Obsolete spelling of dvärg.