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▪ I. swarf, n.1 Sc. (swarf) Forms: 5, 8 swarff, 6 swerfe, suerf, 6–9 swerf, 7 swarfe, 7– swarf. [Related to swarf v.] A swoon, a fainting-fit; a state of faintness or insensibility.c 1470 Henry Wallace vii. 349 The Sotheron..Throuch full gluttre in swarff swappyt lik swyn. 1508 Dunbar Tua Mariit Wem...
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swarthy
▪ I. swarthy, a.1 (ˈswɔːðɪ, ˈswɔːθɪ) [Obscure variant of swarty: cf. swarth a., swarf a., swarfish, swarfy.] Of a dark hue; black or blackish; dusky. a. gen. = swart a. 1 a.1577 [implied in swarthiness]. 1596 Gosson Quippes Upstart Gentlewom. 99 in Hazl. E.P.P. IV. 254 The swarthie-blacke, the grass...
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swarth
▪ I. swarth, n.1 Now only dial. (swɔːθ) Also 7 sworth, 8 swarthe. [OE. swearþ: see sward n. and cf. swarf n.3] 1. Skin, rind; fig. the surface, outside.c 725 Corpus Gloss. C 198 Cater, suearth. c 1050 Ags. Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 363/9 Catrum, swearð. c 1450 St. Cuthbert (Surtees) 2280 For oft knelyng h...
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