From Anglo-Saxon, a dwarf is an animal or plant that is much below the normal size of its species or kin. Dwarves are known in many folk tales, notably "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves." Like gnomes, they do good work for humans if they like the humans.
English word: The word dwarf, and its plural, dwarves, are common in English. They both refer precisely to the Anglo-Saxon root, "an animal or plant that is much below the normal size of its species or kin." The words may refer to an unusually small species of plant or animal, or they may refer to humans born with genes that express as dwarfism.
English word: The word dwarf, and its plural, dwarves, are common in English. They both refer precisely to the Anglo-Saxon root, "an animal or plant that is much below the normal size of its species or kin." The words may refer to an unusually small species of plant or animal, or they may refer to humans born with genes that express as dwarfism.
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