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Dwarg

Dwarg

German Low German

Noun

Dwarg m

  1. dwarf (mythical creature)
  2. dwarf (star)

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)