Etymology

swartish

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Today it means: Somewhat swart (dark, or tawny). Full definition →

Middle English swartish
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromswartish“somewhat dark; darkish”
  2. English todayswartish

From Middle English swartish (“somewhat dark; darkish”), equivalent to swart + -ish.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.