swart

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈswɔːt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈswɔɹt/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t Hyphenation: swart === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Adjective ==== swart (comparative swarter, superlative swartest) Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny. 1400s: Thomas Occleve, Hymns to the Virgin Men schalle then sone se / Att mydday hytt shalle swarte be (UK dialectal) Black. (Can we add an example for this sense?) (obsolete) Gloomy; malignant. ===== Derived terms ===== swarten swarty ===== Related terms ===== forswart swartness ==== Noun ==== swart (UK dialectal) Black or dark dyestuff. ===== Related terms ===== swarth === Etymology 2 === From Middle English swarten, from Old English sweartian, from Proto-West Germanic *swartōn, from Proto-Germanic *swartōną. By surface analysis, swart +‎ -en. ==== Verb ==== swart (third-person singular simple present swarts, present participle swarting, simple past and past participle swarted) (transitive) To make swart or tawny; blacken; tan. === Etymology 3 === Variant of sward. ==== Noun ==== swart (uncountable) Obsolete spelling of sward. === Etymology 4 === ==== Noun ==== swart (plural swarts) (Ireland dialectal) Variant of swath. === Further reading === “swart”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914), “swart”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, revised edition, volume V, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === Straw, straw, warts == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch zwart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /swɑrt/ === Adjective === swart (attributive swart or (chiefly of people or in figurative use) swarte, comparative swarter, superlative swartste) black (colour) Antonym: wit ’n swart kat ― a black cat (figurative) black, bad, ill-omened ’n swart(e) dag ― a black day black, Black (classification of people) Coordinate terms: bruin, wit / blank ’n swart(e) vriend ― a Black friend ==== Inflection ==== == Gothic == === Romanization === swart romanization of 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄 == Low German == === Alternative forms === swatt (Münsterland) schwart (Paderbornisch) swaart (Bremian) === Etymology === From Middle Low German swart, from Old Saxon swart, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /swart/, /swaːt/, /svaːt/ IPA(key): /zwart/, /zwaːt/ IPA(key): /swat/, /svat/ === Adjective === swart (comparative swärter, superlative swärtst) (German Low German) black ==== Declension ==== == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch swart, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz. === Adjective === swart black ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: zwart Afrikaans: swart Limburgish: zwart West Flemish: zwort === Further reading === “swart”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “swart (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I == Middle English == === Alternative forms === (Early ME) sweorte, swearte, sweart, swærte swarte, suart, suarte, swert, swerte === Etymology === From Old English sweart, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz; compare Middle Dutch swart, Middle Low German swart, Middle High German swarz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /swart/, /swɛrt/ === Adjective === swart (plural and weak singular swarte, comparative swarter) Dark, oppressive, blackened. Black; swart. Black-skinned, swarthy; having dark skin. (rare) Bruised, heavily wounded. (rare) Evil, malign. ==== Derived terms ==== swarten swartish swartnesse ==== Descendants ==== English: swart, swarth Scots: swart ==== References ==== “swart, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 June 2018. == Norn == === Etymology === From Old Norse svartr, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /swɑrt/ IPA(key): (Unst) /swərt/ === Adjective === swart black (color/colour) === See also === === References === == Old Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse svartr. === Adjective === swart black ==== Descendants ==== Danish: sort === See also === == Old Dutch == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz. === Adjective === swart black ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Dutch: swartDutch: zwartAfrikaans: swartLimburgish: zwartWest Flemish: zwort === References === “swart”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012 == Old Saxon == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz. === Adjective === swart black ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== aloswart ==== Descendants ==== Middle Low German: swart Low German: swart German Low German: swart, schwart Hamburgisch: swatt Westphalian: Münsterländisch: swatt Paderbornisch: schwart Lippisch: schwart Ravensbergisch: swārt, swat Sauerländisch: schwart, schwatt, schwuat, schwoart, schwuart, schwoert Westmünsterländisch: schwatt, schwott, schwart → German: schwatt Plautdietsch: schwoat → Danish: sværte (“black dye”) == Scots == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English swart, from Old English sweart, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz. ==== Noun ==== swart (plural swarts) Black or dark dyestuff. === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse svartr. ==== Adjective ==== swart (comparative mair swart, superlative maist swart) Black; swarthy. ===== Derived terms ===== swartback == West Frisian == === Etymology === From Old Frisian swart, swert, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz. === Adjective === swart black ==== Inflection ==== ==== Further reading ==== “swart (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011 === Noun === swart n (plural swarten) black ==== See also ==== ==== Further reading ==== “swart (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011