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sw
ea
rt
ADJ
swart, swarthy,
black
, dark
Source:
https://bosworthtoller.com/29585
Attested in
Exeter Book Riddle 51
("swearta")
originates from: PWGmc
*swart
"black" (swart
>
swært
>
sweart) through pwgmc-to-oe
Inflected forms
swearta
"black
.m.nom.pl
" (
oe-adj-strong-nom-pl-m
)