"dweorg" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /dwe͜orɡ/, [dwe͜orˠɣ]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *dwergaz. Cognate with Old Frisian dwerch, Old Saxon dwerg, Old Dutch *dwerg, Old High German twerg, Old Norse dvergr. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gmw-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*dwergaz}} Proto-Germanic *dwergaz, {{cog|ofs|dwerch}} Old Frisian dwerch, {{cog|osx|dwerg}} Old Saxon dwerg, {{cog|odt|*dwerg}} Old Dutch *dwerg, {{cog|goh|twerg}} Old High German twerg, {{cog|non|dvergr}} Old Norse dvergr Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} dweorg m, {{ang-noun|m}} dweorg m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|dweorg}}, {{ang-decl-noun|dweorg|dweorgas|dweorg|dweorgas|dweorges|dweorga|dweorge|dweorgum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], dweorg [nominative, singular], dweorgas [nominative, plural], dweorg [accusative, singular], dweorgas [accusative, plural], dweorges [genitive, singular], dweorga [genitive, plural], dweorge [dative, singular], dweorgum [dative, plural]
  1. dwarf Tags: masculine Categories (topical): People Synonyms: dweorh, dwerg
    Sense id: en-dweorg-ang-noun-mig~0BKw Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header

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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "dwerf",
            "3": "dwergh",
            "4": "dwerw"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: dwerf, dwergh, dwerw",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: dwerf, dwergh, dwerw"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "dwarf"
          },
          "expansion": "English: dwarf",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: dwarf"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "droich"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: droich, droch; dwerch, duerch, duerche, dorche\n→ Scottish Gaelic: troich",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: droich, droch; dwerch, duerch, duerche, dorche\n→ Scottish Gaelic: troich"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*dwergaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *dwergaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ofs",
        "2": "dwerch"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian dwerch",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "dwerg"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon dwerg",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "odt",
        "2": "*dwerg"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *dwerg",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "twerg"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German twerg",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "dvergr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse dvergr",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.\nCognate with Old Frisian dwerch, Old Saxon dwerg, Old Dutch *dwerg, Old High German twerg, Old Norse dvergr.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dweorg",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dweorgas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dweorg",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dweorgas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dweorges",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dweorga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dweorge",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dweorgum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "dweorg m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "dweorg m",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dweorg"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dweorg",
        "2": "dweorgas",
        "3": "dweorg",
        "4": "dweorgas",
        "5": "dweorges",
        "6": "dweorga",
        "7": "dweorge",
        "8": "dweorgum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "ang:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dwarf"
      ],
      "id": "en-dweorg-ang-noun-mig~0BKw",
      "links": [
        [
          "dwarf",
          "dwarf"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dweorh"
        },
        {
          "word": "dwerg"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dwe͜orɡ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dwe͜orˠɣ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dweorg"
}
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  "descendants": [
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "dwerf",
            "3": "dwergh",
            "4": "dwerw"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: dwerf, dwergh, dwerw",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: dwerf, dwergh, dwerw"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "dwarf"
          },
          "expansion": "English: dwarf",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: dwarf"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "droich"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: droich, droch; dwerch, duerch, duerche, dorche\n→ Scottish Gaelic: troich",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: droich, droch; dwerch, duerch, duerche, dorche\n→ Scottish Gaelic: troich"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*dwergaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *dwergaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ofs",
        "2": "dwerch"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian dwerch",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "dwerg"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon dwerg",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "odt",
        "2": "*dwerg"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *dwerg",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "twerg"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German twerg",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "dvergr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse dvergr",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.\nCognate with Old Frisian dwerch, Old Saxon dwerg, Old Dutch *dwerg, Old High German twerg, Old Norse dvergr.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dweorg",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dweorgas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dweorg",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dweorgas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dweorges",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dweorga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dweorge",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dweorgum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "dweorg m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "dweorg m",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dweorg"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dweorg",
        "2": "dweorgas",
        "3": "dweorg",
        "4": "dweorgas",
        "5": "dweorges",
        "6": "dweorga",
        "7": "dweorge",
        "8": "dweorgum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English masculine a-stem nouns",
        "Old English masculine nouns",
        "Old English nouns",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "ang:People"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dwarf"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dwarf",
          "dwarf"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dwe͜orɡ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dwe͜orˠɣ]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "dweorh"
    },
    {
      "word": "dwerg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dweorg"
}

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