swartish

English

Etymology

From Middle English swartish (“somewhat dark; darkish”), equivalent to swart +‎ -ish.

Adjective

swartish (comparative more swartish, superlative most swartish)

Somewhat swart, dark, or tawny.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for swartish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

Swiharts, Wisharts, trishaws

Middle English

Alternative forms

swartyss

Etymology

From swart +‎ -yssh.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈswartiʃ/

Adjective

swartish

Somewhat dark; darkish.

Descendants

English: swartish

References

“swartish (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-23.

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