English Explanatory Dictionary

swart

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny.
  2. Black.
  3. Gloomy; malignant.
noun
  1. Black or dark dyestuff.
verb
  1. To make swart or tawny; blacken; tan.
noun
  1. Obsolete spelling of sward.
noun
  1. Variant of swath.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈswɔːt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-swart.wav /ˈswɔɹt/

Word forms

swart swarter swartest swarts swarting swarted

Etymology

From Middle English swart, from Old English sweart, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swerd-. Doublet of Schwarz.

Related words

forswart swartness swarth

Derived words

swarten swarty
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