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- Dictionarysward/swɔːd/
noun
- 1. an expanse of short grass. literary
- 2. the upper layer of soil, especially when covered with grass.
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Sward is a noun that means a portion of ground covered with grass or the grassy surface of land. It comes from Old English sweard or swearth, meaning "skin" or "rind."
Sward is a literary term for an area covered with grass, such as a lawn or a pasture. Learn how to use it in sentences and find out how to say it in different languages.
Sward definition: the grassy surface of land; turf.. See examples of SWARD used in a sentence.
Definition of sward noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /swɔːd/(General American) IPA(key): /swɔɹd/Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dThe noun is derived from Middle English sward (“rind; skin; calloused skin; leather strap; sod, turf”)[and other forms], from Old English sweard, swearð (“rind; skin”), from Proto-Germanic *swarduz (“rind; tough skin; turf”); further etymology unknown. The verbis derived from the noun.
James Orchard Halliwell (1847) “SWARD”, in A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs, and Ancient Customs, from the Fourteenth Century. [...] In Two Volumes, volumes...Joseph Wright, editor (1905), “SWARD, sb.1”, in The English Dialect Dictionary:[…], volume V (R–S), London: Henry Frowde,[…], publisher to the English Dialect Society,[…]; New York, N.Y.: G[eorge]...Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “sward”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.sward is a noun meaning grassy or turfy land, or a verb meaning to cut grass. It comes from Old English swearð, meaning skin or rind.
Sward is a noun meaning turf or grass or a stretch of turf or grass, or a verb meaning to cover or become covered with grass. See word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples from Collins English Dictionary.
Sward is a literary term for an area covered with grass, such as a pasture or a lawn. Learn how to use it in sentences, see synonyms and contrast with irony, and find translations in Chinese and other languages.
