SWARTH

Etymology 1

Noun

swarth (countable and uncountable, plural swarthes or swarths)

Alternative form of sward

Etymology 2

Adjective

swarth (comparative more swarth, superlative most swarth)

(archaic) swarthy

Etymology 3

Noun

swarth

An apparition of a person about to die; a wraith.

Anagrams

• 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



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