swarthy
English
/ˈswɔɹði/
adj
Definitions
- Tawny, dusky, dark.
- dark-Dark-skinned.
- Darker-skinned than white, but lighter-skinned than tawny.
- (nonstandard) Evil, malicious.
- (nonstandard) Weathered, rough.
Etymology
Suffix from English swart derived from Old English sweart (black).
Origin
Old English
sweart
Gloss
black
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
黒
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- forswart English
- swart English
- swartback English
- swarten English
- swarthily English
- swarthiness English
- swartish English
- swartness English
- swarty English
- Svartehavet Norwegian Nynorsk
- kolsvart Norwegian Nynorsk
- svart Norwegian Nynorsk
- svart hòl Norwegian Nynorsk
- svartbjørn Norwegian Nynorsk
- svartedauden Norwegian Nynorsk
- svarteliste Norwegian Nynorsk
- svartrotte Norwegian Nynorsk
- svartstill Norwegian Nynorsk
- colsweart Old English
- hræfnsweart Old English
- sweart Old English
- sweartian Old English
- sweartnes Old English
- swart Middle English
- svartr Old Norse
- *swart gmw-pro