Swärf1, v. i.
v. i. To grow languid; to faint. [Scot.] “To swarf for very hunger.” W. Scott.
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v. i. To grow languid; to faint. [Scot.] “To swarf for very hunger.” W. Scott.
n. The grit worn away from grindstones used in grinding cutlery wet. [Prov. Eng.]