swart
[ swawrt ]
adjective
Origin of swart
1before 900; Middle English; Old English sweart black, dark; cognate with German schwarz,Old Norse svartr,Gothic swarts; akin to Latin sordēs filth
Other words from swart
- swartness, noun
Other definitions for Swart (2 of 2)
Swart
[ swawrt ]
noun
Charles Rob·berts [rob-erts], /ˈrɒb ərts/, 1894–1982, South African statesman: president 1961–67.
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British Dictionary definitions for swart
swart
swarth (swɔːθ)
/ (swɔːt) /
adjective
archaic, or dialect swarthy
Origin of swart
1Old English sweart; related to Old Frisian swart, Old Norse svartr, Old High German swarz black, Latin sordēs dirt; see sordid
Derived forms of swart
- swartness or swarthness, noun
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