dverg
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
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
Noun
dverg m (definite singular dvergen, indefinite plural dverger, definite plural dvergene)
Derived terms
References
- “dverg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse dvergr, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dvɛrɡ/, /dværɡ/
- (Eastern Norway) IPA(key): /dvɛrj/, /dværj/
- (South-Western Trøndelag) IPA(key): /tværj/ [1]
Noun
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
References
- ^ O. Havdal (1968) Meldal bygdebok: Bygdesoga til ikring 1700
Old Norse
Noun
dverg
Swedish
Noun
dverg