swartnesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

• swartnes, swartnysse

Etymology

From Old English sweartness; equivalent to swart +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswartnɛs/

Noun

swartnesse

1. Blackness; the condition of being dark or swarthy.

Descendants

• English: swartness

References

• “swartnes(se (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-23.