dwerch

Scots

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) duerch, duerche, dorche

Etymology

From Middle English dwergh, dwerȝe, from Old English dweorg, from Proto-West Germanic *dwerg. More at dwarf.

Noun

dwerch (plural dwerchs)

1. Obsolete form of droich.

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian dwerch, from Proto-West Germanic *dwerg.

Noun

dwerch c (plural dwergen, diminutive dwerchje)

1. dwarf

Further reading

• “dwerch”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011