sweard

sweard
sweard /swērd/ (Spenser)
noun same as ↑sword

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  • Sward — Sward, n. [AS. sweard skin, covering; akin to OFries. swarge, D. zwoord, G. schwarte, Icel. sv[ o]r?r skin, sward of the earth.] 1. Skin; covering. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 2. The grassy surface of land; that part of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sward pork — Sward Sward, n. [AS. sweard skin, covering; akin to OFries. swarge, D. zwoord, G. schwarte, Icel. sv[ o]r?r skin, sward of the earth.] 1. Skin; covering. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 2. The grassy surface of land; that part of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sward — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sweard, swearth skin, rind; akin to Middle High German swart skin, hide Date: 15th century 1. a portion of ground covered with grass 2. the grassy surface of land • swarded adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Temple of Shadows — Infobox Album | Name = Temple of Shadows Type = studio Artist = Angra Released = 2004 Recorded = Genre = Progressive power metal Length = 66:30 Label = Paradoxx Music / SPV Producer = Dennis Ward Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5… …   Wikipedia

  • John Skelton — John Skelton, also known as John Shelton (c. 1460 ndash; June 21, 1529), English poet, was born at Diss in Norfolk. EducationHe is said to have been educated at Oxford. He certainly studied at Cambridge, and he is probably the one Scheklton… …   Wikipedia

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  • Schwarte, die — Die Schwārte, plur. die n, Diminut. das Schwärtchen, Oberd. Schwärtlein, ein Wort, welches eigentlich eine harte dicke Decke bedeutet, aber nur noch in einigen einzelnen damit verwandten Fällen üblich ist. 1) Die Haut, welche sich von gekochten… …   Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • sward — /swawrd/, n. 1. the grassy surface of land; turf. 2. a stretch of turf; a growth of grass. v.t. 3. to cover with sward or turf. v.i. 4. to become covered with sward. [bef. 900; ME (n.); OE sweard skin, rind; c. G Schwarte rind, OFris swarde scalp …   Universalium

  • swarth — swarth1 /swawrth/ n. sward; greensward. [bef. 900; ME; OE swearth, var. of sweard skin, rind; see SWARD] swarth2 swarthness, n. /swawrth/, adj. swarthy. [unexplained var. of SWART] * * * …   Universalium

  • Schwarte — Sm std. (14. Jh.), mhd. swart(e), mndd. swarde, swarte, mndl. swaerde Stammwort. Aus g. * swardu m. Schwarte , auch in anord. svo̧rđr, ae. sweard, afr. swarde f. Die Bedeutung ist zunächst behaarte Kopfhaut , dann auch die Schwarte am Speck u.ä …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

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