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”).

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.

Declension

Declension of sweart — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sweart sweart sweart
Accusative sweartne swearte sweart
Genitive sweartes sweartre sweartes
Dative sweartum sweartre sweartum
Instrumental swearte sweartre swearte
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative swearte swearta, swearte sweart
Accusative swearte swearta, swearte sweart
Genitive sweartra sweartra sweartra
Dative sweartum sweartum sweartum
Instrumental sweartum sweartum sweartum
Declension of sweart — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative swearta swearte swearte
Accusative sweartan sweartan swearte
Genitive sweartan sweartan sweartan
Dative sweartan sweartan sweartan
Instrumental sweartan sweartan sweartan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sweartan sweartan sweartan
Accusative sweartan sweartan sweartan
Genitive sweartra, sweartena sweartra, sweartena sweartra, sweartena
Dative sweartum sweartum sweartum
Instrumental sweartum sweartum sweartum

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Descendants

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