swarth /swɔː(ɹ)ð/adjective 1noun 1forms 4 adjective1 •(no longer used) swarthy[…] What made those holes and rents In the dock's harsh swarth leaves, bruised as to baulk All hope of greenness? […] — 1855 noun1 •An apparition of a person about to die; a wraith. formsswarthes · swarths · swarther · swarthest