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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *swartaz, whence also Old English sweart, Old High German swarz, Gothic šš
š°ššš (swarts). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (ādirty, dark, blackā).
Adjective
svartr (comparative svartari, superlative svartastr)
- black
Declension
Strong declension of svartr
Weak declension of svartr
Declension of comparative of svartr
Strong declension of superlative of svartr
Weak declension of superlative of svartr
Descendants
See also
References
- āsvartrā, in Geir T. ZoĆ«ga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press