sweart

Middle English

Adjective

sweart

  1. Alternative form of swart

Old English

FWOTD – 18 January 2013

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz (black), from Proto-Indo-European *swordos (dirty, dark, black).

Cognate with Old Frisian swart, Old Saxon swart, Old Dutch swart, Old High German swarz, Old Norse svartr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /swæ͜ɑrt/, [swæ͜ɑrˠt]

Adjective

sweart (superlative sweartest or sweartost)

  1. black
    • Caedmon's metrical paraphrase
      ...And ǣrest āmet ufan tō grunde and hū sīd sē swarta ēðm sēo.
      ...and first measure from above to its ground, how wide the black vapour is.

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Descendants

  • Middle English: swart
    • English: swart, swarth
    • Scots: swart
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