SWARTHY


Meaning of SWARTHY in English

/ ˈswɔːði; NAmE ˈswɔːrði/ adjective

( especially of a person or their face ) having dark skin

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: alteration of obsolete swarty from Old English sweart , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwart and German schwarz .

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