dverg
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse dvergr, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.
Noun
dverg m (definite singular dvergen, indefinite plural dverger, definite plural dvergene)
Derived terms
References
- “dverg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse dvergr, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.
Noun
dverg m (definite singular dvergen, indefinite plural dvergar, definite plural dvergane)
- (mythology) a dwarf
- 1880, Marius Hægstad, "Kjempa og Dvergen":
- 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.
- Det var ein Gong ei Kjempa og ein Dverg, som slo seg i Lag og var gode Viner.
- 1880, Marius Hægstad, "Kjempa og Dvergen":
- a dwarf (a very short person, now considered derogatory)
Derived terms
References
- “dverg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Noun
dverg
- Obsolete spelling of dvärg
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