"swart" meaning in Middle English

See swart in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /swart/, /swɛrt/ Forms: swarte [plural], swarte [singular, weak], swarter [comparative]
Etymology: From Old English sweart, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz; compare Middle Dutch swart, Middle Low German swart, Middle High German swarz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|sweart}} Old English sweart, {{der|enm|gmw-pro|*swart}} Proto-West Germanic *swart, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*swartaz}} Proto-Germanic *swartaz, {{cog|dum|swart}} Middle Dutch swart, {{cog|gml|swart}} Middle Low German swart, {{cog|gmh|swarz}} Middle High German swarz Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|plural and weak singular|swarte|comparative|swarter||{{{3}}}|head=}} swart (plural and weak singular swarte, comparative swarter), {{enm-adj|swarte|swarter}} swart (plural and weak singular swarte, comparative swarter)
  1. Dark, oppressive, blackened. Categories (topical): Colors
    Sense id: en-swart-enm-adj-6yqrfBwu Disambiguation of Colors: 30 29 29 11 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 54 21 19 7
  2. Black; swart.
    Black-skinned, swarthy; having dark skin.
    Categories (topical): Colors, Medicine
    Sense id: en-swart-enm-adj-dl4UxoWI Disambiguation of Colors: 30 29 29 11 Disambiguation of Medicine: 26 62 2 10
  3. Black; swart.
    (rare) Bruised, heavily wounded.
    Tags: rare Categories (topical): Colors
    Sense id: en-swart-enm-adj-wRfktImn Disambiguation of Colors: 30 29 29 11
  4. (rare) Evil, malign. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Colors
    Sense id: en-swart-enm-adj-vxyBkNjH Disambiguation of Colors: 30 29 29 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sweorte [Early-Middle-English], swearte, sweart, swærte, swarte, suart, suarte, swert, swerte Derived forms: swarten, swartish, swartnesse

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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