DWEORG

Old English Dictionary Entry

DWEORG

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: dweorh, es; Related words:

Definitions

1 DWEORG

m. A dwarf; nānus :-- Dweorg pygmæus vel nānus vel pūmĭlio, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 20; Wrt. Voc. 61, 1. Dweorh nānus, Wrt. Voc. 73, 53. [Plat. dwark, dwarf, m: Frs. dwirg: O. Frs. dwirg: Dut. dwerg, m. f: Ger. zwerg, m: M. H. Ger. twerc, n: O. H. Ger. twerg, m: Dan. dværg, dverg, m. f: Swed. dverg, m: Icel. dvergr, m.] dweorg

Runic Inscription

ᛞᚹᛇᚱᚷ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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