Etymology

forswart

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Today it means: To blacken; make or become swart or swarthy; sunburn. Full definition →

Middle English forswarten
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromforswarten
  2. English todayforswart

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.