• Swarth

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /swɔː(ɹ)ð/ or IPA: /swɔː(ɹ)θ/

    Full definition of swarth

    Noun

    swarth

    (countable and uncountable; plural swarths)
    1. Alternative form of sward
      • Herman MelvilleLast year's scythes flung down, and left in the half-cut swarths.
      • CowperGrassy swarth, close cropped by nibbling sheep.
    2. An apparition of a person about to die; a wraith.

    Adjective

    swarth

    1. (archaic) swarthy
      • ChapmanA swarth complexion.

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