"dverg" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

IPA: /dvɛrɡ/, /dværɡ/, /dvɛrj/ (note: Eastern Norway), /dværj/ (note: Eastern Norway), /tværj/ (note: South-Western Trøndelag) Forms: dvergen [definite, singular], dvergar [indefinite, plural], dvergane [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse dvergr, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|nn|non|dvergr}} Old Norse dvergr, {{inh|nn|gem-pro|*dwergaz}} Proto-Germanic *dwergaz
  1. (mythology) a dwarf Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Mythology, Norse mythology
    Sense id: en-dverg-nn-noun-yBf-i2Hs Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 38 12 38 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 12 38 12 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (now sometimes offensive) a dwarf (a very short person) Tags: masculine, offensive, sometimes Synonyms: stuttvaksen, kortvaksen
    Sense id: en-dverg-nn-noun-did7QbfQ Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 38 12 38 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 12 38 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dverg’e, dvarg, verg, tverg [dialectal] Derived forms: dvergbjørk, dvergmål, dvergnagle, dvergspissmus, dvergstein

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dvergbjørk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dvergmål"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dvergnagle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dvergspissmus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dvergstein"
    }
  ],
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      },
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  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse dvergr, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.",
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    {
      "form": "dvergen",
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        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dvergar",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dvergane",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "nn",
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        }
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        {
          "word": "stuttvaksen"
        },
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          "word": "kortvaksen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/dvɛrɡ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dværɡ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dvɛrj/",
      "note": "Eastern Norway"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dværj/",
      "note": "Eastern Norway"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tværj/",
      "note": "South-Western Trøndelag"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "verg"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "tverg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dverg"
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      "word": "dvergbjørk"
    },
    {
      "word": "dvergmål"
    },
    {
      "word": "dvergnagle"
    },
    {
      "word": "dvergspissmus"
    },
    {
      "word": "dvergstein"
    }
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      "form": "dvergen",
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    },
    {
      "form": "dvergar",
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dvergane",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "nn:Mythology",
        "nn:Norse mythology"
      ],
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          "english": "Once upon a time, a giant and a dwarf teamed up and became good friends.",
          "ref": "1880, Marius Hægstad, Kjempa og Dvergen [The Giant and the Dwarf]:",
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        }
      ],
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        "a dwarf"
      ],
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      ],
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          "dwarf"
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      ],
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        "(now sometimes offensive) a dwarf (a very short person)"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "stuttvaksen"
        },
        {
          "word": "kortvaksen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "offensive",
        "sometimes"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/dvɛrɡ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dværɡ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dvɛrj/",
      "note": "Eastern Norway"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dværj/",
      "note": "Eastern Norway"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tværj/",
      "note": "South-Western Trøndelag"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "dverg’e"
    },
    {
      "word": "dvarg"
    },
    {
      "word": "verg"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "tverg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dverg"
}

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