swarth I. \ˈswȯ(ə)rth, -wärth\noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English swearth skin, hide, rind — more at sward 1.dialect: skin, rind 2.: sward 2 II. intransitive verb chiefly dialect: to produce sward III. noun (-s) Etymology: alteration (influenced by swarth) (I) of swath (I) dialect: a crop of grass for hay IV. \ˈswȯ(ə)rth\adjective Etymology: alteration of swart (I) : swart, swarthy V. \ˈswȯ(ə)rth, -wärth\ variant of swarf