sweartian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swartōn, from Proto-Germanic *swartōną. Equivalent to sweart +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswæ͜ɑr.ti.ɑn/, [ˈswæ͜ɑrˠ.ti.ɑn]

Verb

sweartian

1. to blacken

Conjugation

Conjugation of sweartian (weak class 2)

infinitive	sweartian	sweartienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sweartiġe	sweartode
second person singular	sweartast	sweartodest
third person singular	sweartaþ	sweartode
plural	sweartiaþ	sweartodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sweartiġe	sweartode
plural	sweartiġen	sweartoden
imperative
singular	swearta
plural	sweartiaþ
participle	present	past
	sweartiende	(ġe)sweartod

Derived terms

• āsweartian (“to blacken, darken, obscure”)

Related terms

• hwītian (“to whiten”)

Descendants

• Middle English: swarten
  • English: swart

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “sweartian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.