duergar

English

/ˈdwɛə.ɡɑː/, /ˈdwɛɹ.ɡɑɹ/

noun

Definitions

(mythology) One of a race of ugly dwarfs, particularly associated with the Simonside Hills of Northumberland in northern England.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse dvergr.

Origin

Old Norse

dvergr

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

dverg Norwegian Bokmål
*dwergaz Proto-Germanic
dverg Norwegian Nynorsk
dvergr Old Norse
dværg Danish
dvergur Icelandic
dvørgur Faroese
dværgher Old Swedish