swart

Definition

Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny.

Etymology

From Middle English swart, from Old English sweart, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swerd-. Doublet of Schwarz.

Example Sentences

• "1400s: Thomas Occleve, Hymns to the Virgin Men schalle then sone se / Att mydday hytt shalle swarte be"
• "A nation strange, with visage swart"
• "Lame, foolish, crooked, swart, prodigious,"