swarth

¹

[swawrth]

noun

1. sward; greensward.

swarth

²

[swawrth]

adjective

1. swarthy.

Other Word Forms

• swarthness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of swarth¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English swearth, variant of sweard skin, rind; sward

Origin of swarth²

Unexplained variant of swart

Example Sentences

Peter Swarth, Boman’s attorney, said that “at least until” sentencing, neither he or his client has any public comment.

From Los Angeles Times

Adam Swarth, a Calabasas High senior, had been hoping to finish the college application process early.

From Los Angeles Times

So how can we consider the FDA’s new policy an end to a ban when a large swarth of our community still cannot donate?

From Slate

In addition to Swarth, her husband of 35 years of Mariposa, survivors include two children from her second marriage, Dana Swarth of Mariposa and Evan Swarth of Riverside, Calif.; her mother, Florence Fogel of Cherry Hill, N.J.; and a brother.

From Washington Post

The cause was amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, said her husband, Chris Swarth.

From Seattle Times

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