sweart
Middle English
Old English
FWOTD – 18 January 2013
Alternative forms
- swart, swært
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz (“black”), from Proto-Indo-European *swordos (“dirty, dark, black”).
Cognate with Old Frisian swart, Old Saxon swart, Old Dutch swart, Old High German swarz, Old Norse svartr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /swæ͜ɑrt/, [swæ͜ɑrˠt]
Declension
Declension of sweart — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sweart | sweart | sweart |
| Accusative | sweartne | swearte | sweart |
| Genitive | sweartes | sweartre | sweartes |
| Dative | sweartum | sweartre | sweartum |
| Instrumental | swearte | sweartre | swearte |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | swearte | swearta, swearte | sweart |
| Accusative | swearte | swearta, swearte | sweart |
| Genitive | sweartra | sweartra | sweartra |
| Dative | sweartum | sweartum | sweartum |
| Instrumental | sweartum | sweartum | sweartum |
Declension of sweart — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | swearta | swearte | swearte |
| Accusative | sweartan | sweartan | swearte |
| Genitive | sweartan | sweartan | sweartan |
| Dative | sweartan | sweartan | sweartan |
| Instrumental | sweartan | sweartan | sweartan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | sweartan | sweartan | sweartan |
| Accusative | sweartan | sweartan | sweartan |
| Genitive | sweartra, sweartena | sweartra, sweartena | sweartra, sweartena |
| Dative | sweartum | sweartum | sweartum |
| Instrumental | sweartum | sweartum | sweartum |
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