dverg

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

• IPA^(key): /dvɛrɡ/, /dværɡ/

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

• dvergbjerk, dvergbjørk

References

• “dverg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• dverg’e, dvarg, verg, tverg (dialectal)

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/

Noun

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, kortvaksen — adjectives

Derived terms

• dvergbjørk
• dvergmål
• dvergnagle
• dvergspissmus
• dvergstein

References

• “dverg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “dverg” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Old Norse

Noun

dverg

1. accusative singular of dvergr

Swedish

Noun

dverg

1. Obsolete spelling of dvärg