swarth

¹

[ swawrth ]

noun

1. sward; greensward.

swarth

²

[ swawrth ]

adjective

1. swarthy.

Other Words From

• swarthness 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

He is swarth and thickset, and some five feet eight inches—full six inches under your own height.

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Captain Swarth descended to his cabin and found his keys missing; then he and the carpenter visited the chests.

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"Keep the wind as much on the port quarter as you dare," ordered Swarth.

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Captain Swarth looked at the square-rigged ship, now on the port quarter—an ill-defined blur to his imperfect vision.

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He fell, and lay quiet, while Swarth himself adjusted the noose and bound the hands with his own handkerchief.

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