svartr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swartaz, whence also Old English sweart, Old High German swarz, Gothic šƒš…šŒ°š‚š„šƒ (swarts). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (ā€œdirty, dark, blackā€).

Adjective

svartr (comparative svartari, superlative svartastr)

  1. black

Declension

Descendants

See also

Colors in Old Norse Ā· litir (layout Ā· text)
     hvĆ­tr      grĆ”r, hĒ«ss      svartr
             rauĆ°r; rauĆ°gulr              brĆŗnn, jarpr              gulr
                          grœnn             
                                       blĆ”r
             vĆ­olat                          

References

  • ā€œsvartrā€, in Geir T. ZoĆ«ga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press