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swarth¹

  • /swɔː(ɹ)ð/
  • /swɔː(ɹ)θ/

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)ð, -ɔː(ɹ)θ

noun swarthes · swarths

  1. alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of sward Last year's scythes flung down, and left in the half-cut swarths.

swarth²

  • /swɔː(ɹ)ð/
  • /swɔː(ɹ)θ/

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)ð, -ɔː(ɹ)θ

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See swart.

adjective swarther · swarthest

  1. archaic swarthy […] What made those holes and rents In the dock's harsh swarth leaves, bruised as to baulk All hope of greenness? […]

swarth³

  • /swɔː(ɹ)ð/
  • /swɔː(ɹ)θ/

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)ð, -ɔː(ɹ)θ

noun

  1. An apparition of a person about to die; a wraith.

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"swarth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/swarth.

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@misc{swarth_2026,
  title = {swarth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/swarth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}