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Dwarg
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Low German
Etymology 1
nds gem-pro 1
From nds gml dwerch, from nds osx dwerg, from nds gmw-pro *dwerg, like de Zwerg and en dwarf.
Noun
m Dwargen Dwargsch,Dwargsche nds GLG
dwarf (mythical creature; small human being)
dwarf (star)
Synonyms
mythical creature nds Ünnereerdsche m f, nds Ünnerierdsche m f
Etymology 2
From a nds zlw language (compare pl twaróg), from nds sla-pro *tvarogъ. Cognate to de Quark. Compare pdt Dwoaj f.
Alternative forms
nds Dwerg Twarg Twerg
Noun
m nds Low Prussian
quark cheese, especially as a small round or (set of) ball(s)
1991, Ulrich Tolksdorf, Ermländische Protokolle: Alltagserzählungen in Mundart, Gloms on Dwarg wurd ook jemoakt (section 158, page 213)
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