dwergh

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === duarf, duerf, duerwe, dwarfe, dwarff, dwarow, dwarw, dwerew, dwerf, dwerff, dwerffe, dwerk, dwerke, dweruf, dweruȝ, dwerw, dwerwh, dwery dwæruh, dueorg (Early Middle English); dwarghe, dwerghe, dwerȝe (Northern); dwerowe, dwerwhe (Promptorium Parvulorum) === Etymology === From Old English dweorg, from Proto-West Germanic *dwerg, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dwɛrx/, /dwɛrf/, /ˈdwɛriu̯/, /ˈdwɛriː/, /ˈdwar-/ IPA(key): /dwarx/, /dwɛrx/ (Northern) === Noun === dwergh (plural dwerghes) dwarf (individual with dwarfism) dwarf, pygmy (member of a mythological race of dwarfs) (derogatory) A term of abuse for a short person. ==== Descendants ==== English: dwarf Scots: droich, droch, dwerch, duerch, duerche, dorche→ Scottish Gaelic: troich ==== References ==== “dwergh, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.