Feminine

Schwarte

Meaning

  1. (feminine) pork rind
  2. (colloquial, feminine) tome (big book)

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃvartə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German swarte, Old High German *swarta, from Proto-Germanic *swarduz (“rind, tough skin”). Cognate with Middle English sward, West Frisian swarde, Old Norse svǫrðr, Old English sweard, Danish svær, Dutch zwoerd, English sward, Gothic *𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 (*swardus).

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