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dwarfen

dwarfen is the alternative form of dwarven.

Verb

dwarfen (third-person singular simple present dwarfens, present participle dwarfening, simple past and past participle dwarfened)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make or become dwarfed.
  2. (transitive) To dwarf.

Meaning of dwarven

Adjective

dwarven (comparative more dwarven, superlative most dwarven)

  1. Similar to a dwarf, for example in stature.
  2. Of, pertaining to, or made by or for dwarfs/dwarves.

Forms of dwarfen

Adjective
comparativemore dwarfen
superlativemost dwarfen
Verb
third-person singular presentdwarfens
present participledwarfening
past participledwarfened
pastdwarfened

Origin of dwarfen

From dwarf + -en.

Questions about dwarfen

What does dwarfen mean?
Dwarfen means to make or become dwarfed.
What is dwarfen the alternative form of?
Dwarfen is the alternative form of dwarven.
What part of speech is dwarfen?
Dwarfen is a verb.
What is the past tense of dwarfen?
The past tense of dwarfen is dwarfened.

Words near dwarfen in the dictionary

  1. dwarfages
  2. dwarfdandelion
  3. dwarfdandelions
  4. dwarfdom
  5. dwarfed
  6. dwarfen
  7. dwarfened
  8. dwarfening
  9. dwarfens
  10. dwarfer
  11. Dwarfers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dwarfen (page history and authors); dwarven (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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