dwerch

Scots

Alternative forms

  • (obsolete) duerch, duerche, dorche

Etymology

From Middle English dwergh, dwerȝe, from Old English dweorg, from Proto-West Germanic *dwerg. More at dwarf.

Noun

dwerch (plural dwerchs)

  1. obsolete form of droich

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian dwerch, from Proto-West Germanic *dwerg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdvɛrx/

Noun

dwerch c (plural dwergen, diminutive dwerchje)

  1. dwarf

Further reading

  • “dwerch”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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