swarten
English
Etymology
From swart + -en (verbal suffix).
Verb
swarten (third-person singular simple present swartens, present participle swartening, simple past and past participle swartened)
- (transitive) to make swart, dark, or swarty; darken
- 1814, Adolphe Thiers, Historical Works:
- Clad in rags, swartened by the sun, irritable, arrogant, and having at their head officers [...]
- 1814, Adolphe Thiers, Historical Works:
- (intransitive) to become dark; darken
Anagrams
- netwars, strawen, strawne, wanters, warnest
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English sweartian, from Proto-Germanic *swartōną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswartən/
Verb
swarten
- (intransitive, rare) To blacken or darken.
Conjugation
Conjugation of swarten (weak)
| infinitive | (to) swarten | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | swarte | swartede |
| 2nd person singular | swartest | swartedest |
| 3rd person singular | swarteth, swarteþ | swartede |
| plural | swarten | swarteden |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | swarte | swartede |
| plural | swarten | swarteden |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | swarte | |
| plural | swarteth, swarteþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| swartende, swartinge | swarted, yswarted | |
Descendants
- English: swart
References
- “swarten (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-23.