"durgan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: durgans [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *dwerghen, *dwerghin, diminutive of dwergh (“dwarf”), equivalent to dwarf + -en. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*dwerghen}} Middle English *dwerghen, {{m|enm|*dwerghin}} *dwerghin, {{m|enm|dwergh||dwarf}} dwergh (“dwarf”), {{suffix|en|dwarf|en}} dwarf + -en Head templates: {{en-noun}} durgan (plural durgans)
  1. (UK, dialectal) A dwarf; any undersized creature. Tags: UK, dialectal Synonyms: durgen Related terms: durgy
    Sense id: en-durgan-en-noun-4kBOzTF2 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for durgan meaning in English (1.4kB)

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