forswart

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verb

To blacken; make or become swart or swarthy; sunburn.

OriginMiddle English forswarten →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person forswarts · participle present forswarting · participle past forswarted · past forswarted

  1. ambitransitiveobsoleteTo blacken; make or become swart or swarthy; sunburn.
adjectiveforswart (comparative more forswart, superlative most forswart)

comparative more forswart · superlative most forswart

  1. obsoleteForswarted.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
blackendenigrate

Origin

  1. Middle Englishforswarten
  2. Englishforswart

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

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Cite this entry
APA

forswart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forswart

MLA

“forswart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forswart. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forswart,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forswart.

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