svartr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swartaz, whence also Old English sweart, Old High German swarz, Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍃 (swarts). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”).

Adjective

svartr (comparative svartari, superlative svartastr)

  1. black

Descendants

  • Icelandic: svartur
  • Faroese: svartur
  • Norn: svart
  • Norwegian:
  • Old Swedish: svarter, svorter
    • Swedish: svart
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  • Old Danish: swart, swort, sort
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  • Elfdalian: swart
  • Gutnish: svartar
  • Scanian: svárter

References

  • “svartr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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