Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To cover (ground, etc.) with sward.

  2. (intransitive)Of ground, etc.: to be covered with sward; to develop a covering of sward.

Origin

The noun is derived from Middle English swerd, sward (“rind, skin; leather strap; sod, tur

The noun is derived from Middle English swerd, sward (“rind, skin; leather strap; sod, turf”) [and other forms], from Old English sweard (“rind; skin”), from Proto-Germanic *swarduz (“rind; tough skin; turf”); further etymology unknown.

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Forms

swards, swarding, swarded, swarded
Base formsward · to sward
3rd person singularswards
Present participleswarding
Past simpleswarded
Past participleswarded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysward
he, she, itswards

Past simpleLesson

all personsswarded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave swarded
he, she, ithas swarded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill sward

Word family

1 related words
Derivedswarded

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
swanB2swankyswapC1swarmB1swarthy

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