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swarth (countable and uncountable, plural swarthes or swarths)
Alternative form of sward
swarth (comparative more swarth, superlative most swarth)
(archaic) swarthy
swarth
An apparition of a person about to die; a wraith.
• Warths, warths, wraths
Source: Wiktionary
Swarth, a.
Definition: Swart; swarthy. "A swarth complexion." Chapman.
Swarth, n.
Definition: An apparition of a person about to die; a wraith. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.
Swarth, n. Etym: [See Sward.]
Definition: Sward; short grass. Grassy swarth, close cropped by nibbling sheep. Cowper.
Swarth, n.
Definition: See Swath.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 May 2025
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States