sweart

Middle English

Adjective

sweart

1. Alternative form of swart

Old English

FWOTD – 18 January 2013

Alternative forms

• swart, swært

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.

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

Synonyms

• blæc

Derived terms

• colsweart
• hræfnsweart
• sweartnes

Descendants

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