Dwarg

German Low German

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German dwerch, from Old Saxon dwerg, from Proto-West Germanic *dwerg, like German Zwerg and English dwarf.

Noun

Dwarg m (plural Dwargen, feminine Dwargsch) (feminine Dwargsche)

1. dwarf (mythical creature; small human being)
2. dwarf (star)

Synonyms

• (mythical creature) Ünnereerdsche m or f, Ünnerierdsche m or f

Etymology 2

From a West Slavic language (compare Polish twaróg), from Proto-Slavic *tvarogъ. Cognate to German Quark. Compare Plautdietsch Dwoaj f.

Alternative forms

• Dwerg, Twarg, Twerg

Noun

Dwarg m

1. (Low Prussian) quark cheese, especially as a small round or (set of) ball(s)
   • 1991, Ulrich Tolksdorf, Ermländische Protokolle: Alltagserzählungen in Mundart, Gloms on Dwarg wurd ook jemoakt (section 158, page 213)

References

• Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)