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sweart

sweart

Old English

Alternative forms

Adjective

sweart

  1. swarthy, black, dark; gloomy; evil, infamous
    • Uncertain date, Unknown author, Beowulf, lines 166–167:
      Heorot eardode, / sincfage sel - sweartum nihtum;
      O'er Heorot he lorded, / gold-bright hall, in gloomy nights;

Declension

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case singular plural case singular plural
m n f m n f m n f
nominative swearta swearte swearte sweartan nom. sweart swearte sweart swearta, -e
accusative sweartan swearte sweartan acc. sweartne sweart swearte swearte sweart swearta, -e
genitive sweartan sweartra, sweartena gen. sweartes sweartes sweartre sweartra
dative sweartan sweartum dat. sweartum sweartum sweartre sweartum
instrumental swearte

Synonyms

  • (black): blæc
  • (dark, gloomy, obscure): deorc, þēostor

Descendants