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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish dværgher, from Old Norse dvergr, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.
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Noun
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- (mythology) dwarf (any member of a race of beings from Germanic folklore)
- (now often offensive) dwarf, midget (a person of short stature)
- Synonyms: kortväxt, kortvuxen
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