forswart

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English forswarten, equivalent to for- +‎ swart.

Verb[edit]

forswart (third-person singular simple present forswarts, present participle forswarting, simple past and past participle forswart or forswarted)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To blacken; make or become swart or swarthy; sunburn.

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Adjective[edit]

forswart (comparative more forswart, superlative most forswart)

  1. (obsolete) Forswarted.